Duxford Imperial War Museum Photograph by Brian Harris 5 August 2021 IMW Duxford, Cambridgeshire England UK The Sally B also painted as the Memphis Be
Duxford Imperial War Museum Photograph by Brian Harris 5 August 2021 IMW Duxford, Cambridgeshire England UK The Sally B also painted as the Memphis Belle B17 WWII USAAF Bomber. The Sally B, used in film, is the last airworthy B-17 in the United Kingdom and is based at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. It is part of the USAAC World War II Memorial Flight and makes dozens of appearances across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. It is maintained and run by volunteers, relying solely upon donations to keep it restored and flying. Five real B-17 warbirds were used in the filming of Memphis Belle, out of eight B-17s that were airworthy during the late 1980s. Two were located in America (N3703G and N17W), two were in France (F-BEEA, which was destroyed in a takeoff accident[2] and F-AZDX The Pink Lady), and one was in England (G-BEDF Sally B). The original Memphis Belle was a B-17F model, so any B-17Gs used in the film were heavily modified to look like an earlier F model, having chin turrets removed, tail gun positions retrofitted with older designs and being painted olive drab green. During filming, two B-17s portrayed the Belle (one was the movie version of the Memphis Belle (N3703G) and the other was Sally B for scenes requiring pyrotechnics such as smoke and sparks indicating machine gun "hits") while the rest had nose art and squadron markings changed numerous times to make it appear there were more aircraft.[3]
Size: 7158px × 4562px
Location: Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire England
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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