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Offline anton ryzbak

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A visit to the US Air Force Museum, Part VI, The Memphis Belle
« on: February 13, 2021, 10:44:17 PM »


Whar better way to start the WW2 section of the Museum than the world-famous Memphis Belle?  https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2021/02/road-trip-national-air-force-museum.html

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Re: A visit to the US Air Force Museum, Part VI, The Memphis Belle
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2021, 02:53:57 PM »
Memphis Belle is one of the most famous planes on display at the USAF Museum. The statistics of the 8th Air Force daylight bombing offensive are sobering, and the AF Museum exhibits present them well. If you have time, the 1944 War Department film "Target For Today" gives a contemporary, more optimistic view of that war:


You'll shoot your eye out, kid!

 

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