Memphis Belle

The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which documents the last (25th) bombing run of the B-17 bomber Memphis Belle. The shots of the actual battle were done by cinematographer First Lieutenant Harold J. Tannenbaum, under the direction of William Wyler.

Related Topics:
1944 - Documentary film - B-17 - Harold J. Tannenbaum - William Wyler

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Made under the auspices of the First Motion Picture Unit, a branch of the United States Army Air Corps, the film claimed to show the everyday courage of the men who manned these planes.

Related Topics:
First Motion Picture Unit - United States Army Air Corps

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The crew included:

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• Captain Robert Morgan (pilot)
• Captain James A. Verinis (co-pilot)
• Captain Vincent B. Evans (bombadier and chin turret operator)
• Captain Charles B. Leighton (navigator)
• Technical Sergeant Robert J. Hanson (radio operator)
• Technical Sergeant Harold P. Loch (engineer and top turret gunner)
• Staff Sergeant Casimer A. Nastal (waist gunner)
• Staff Sergeant Cecil H. Scott (ball turret gunner)
• Arthur Kennedy (crewman) (probably the other waist or the tail gunner, as these 2 positions are unfilled)

In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the original version "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Related Topics:
2001 - Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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