Jeff Duford, National Museum of the United States Air Force Memphis Belle Exhibit Lead Historian, reads off the names of the aircrafts crew and welcomes their family members during the exhibit’s unveiling ceremony Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 16, 2018. The Memphis Belle is the most famous Flying Fortress, having been the first able to return to the United States following 25 combat missions over occupied Europe during the war.

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