Memphis Belle:Her Final Mission - video

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Memphis Belle:Her Final Mission - video

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Hi.

Just thought you might like to see this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6xZ84RWAZw
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Thanks for the video share, bloody brilliant! 8) 8)

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I ran across this on You Tube earlier this week but saw it was an hour. Didn't have an hour at that time so I made a mental note to come back to it. That flew out of my head as soon as I exited You Tube (My age I guess). Then I ran across it here and had an hour. Glad I did. Excellent. Thank you.
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Awesome documentary. I just watched it. Amazing footage from the war.

I suddenly have a strong interest in going to Dayton, Ohio 🤔

Thanks for sharing.
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Is she actually airworthy? Wiki says yes, other websites say she’ll never be rated as such again... does anyone know?

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That’s a very good question. From the attention to detail the restoration team put in it feels like she could fly. That doesn’t mean she ever be considered airworthy from a legal point of view.
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Hi.
If i recall correctly , she was restored to her condition on her last 26th mission , so technically airworthy , but she is not airworthy under current regs due to ww2 avionics being fitted not modern avionics for NAV/Radio.
Also as much of the ww2 repairs done by her mechanics as possible was kept.
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