Photos: Restoring the Memphis Belle, one of America’s most legendary aircraft

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A fisheye view from the nose of the Memphis Belle in the Restoration Hangar at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Memphis Belle, one of the legendary American aircraft of World War II, will be put on public display at the main complex next year after more than a decade of restoration at the Museum, officials said Wednesday. The historic Army Air Forces B-17F bomber will be unveiled May 17, 2018, the 75th anniversary of the crew’s 25th mission over Europe, said museum curator Jeff Duford.. TY GREENLEES / STAFF