Scanned from a 35mm slide from the 1960's
The B-17 Memphis Belle on display in Memphis
After completing twenty five missions in Europe in 1943 she was returned to the states where she carried out a war bond tour, in 1945 it was acquired by the city of Memphis and put in storage.
In 1949 she was put on display outside the National Guard armory where she remained until 1987 exposed to the elements and vandalism. She was moved to a partially covered location until finally being relocated to the US Air Force Museum in 2005 for full restoration