April 24, 2024
Corgi Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress USAAF 91st BG, "Memphis Belle" 1:72 AA33301
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New and in mint condition and only removed from the packaging to take photos. Email me with any questions! This is a rare bird Buy it now or send me your best offers thank you for looking at my auctions Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA33301Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress Diecast ModelUSAAF 91st BG, 324th BS, "Memphis Belle" 1:72 Scale Length Width Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress 12.25" 17.25" Memphis Belle was delivered on 15th July 1942 and assigned to Lt. Robert K. Morgan of the 324th BS, 91st BG. Named after Morgan's fiancee Margaret Polk, she was to become the most famous of all Flying Fortresses. Fate stepped in when Academy-Award winning film director William Wyler came to England in late 1942. He wanted to make a film which would show the kind of war the 8th Air Force was fighting and what it hoped to achieve. Wyler had decided to build his story around one aircraft and one crew completing their combat tour of 25 missions, a feat that was already steeped in folklore due to its rarity.With no staging and no script there was always the chance that the Memphis Belle wouldn't make it, but in dramatic and morale-boosting style the mission was completed and the aircraft was flown home to raise money in the Sixth War Bond Drive and tour US training bases. The final mission was an attack on the U-Boat yards at Kiel on the 1
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