1/72 Academy B 17 F 'Memphis Belle' 324th BS/91st AF ,June 1943 Bassingbourn/England

[Crimea_River]

Great stuff there Paul! Just curious where you got these photos?

 

[Micdrow]

Sorry Daniel, kinda forgot about this. Bunch of pictures Ive found at footnote. Note the main landing gear even has art.

Enjoy!!!

Here you go Crimea River, source was in first post of pictures but here is the link.


Footnote.com - The place for original historical documents online

 

[kgambit]

Great shots Paul!

 

[Airframes]

Great set of pics there Paul. I thought I'd seen just about all the photos of the 'Belle, but there were only two out of all those I'd seen before! They were the ones of the departure ceremony in England (With the General at the microphone). Many captions to this pic state that it was taken at the 'Belle's base at Bassingbourn (now an Army camp), but it was actually at Bovingdon, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertforshire, England. I've been on the now derelict airfield a few times, the main Technical Site of which is now a prison (!), and it's where some well-known movies were made, including 'The War Lover', '633 Squadron', and 'Hannover Street'.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Those are some great pics!

 

[Crimea_River]

Paul, thanks for the link!

 

[Micdrow]

Paul, thanks for the link!

Your welcome, one of these days Im going to get a membership. They have tons of great stuff here.

 

[DBII]

thanks for the photos

DBII

 

[109ROAMING]

Great shots Paul! 8)

Thanks mate , they'l be useful

 

[Micdrow]

Great shots Paul! 8)

Thanks mate , they'l be useful

Your welcome there mate!!!

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Good choice. I once built that bomber as a kid. Would love to see how this one turns out. Does the decals on this kit show the nose art with different colors on the girl's dress. When I read about the Memphis Bell, I learned that one dress was red and the other blue because the artist ran out of red paint. I think you can see the difference in hue on the black and white photos above.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Maybe this website will help some.

Memphis Belle - a virtual Tour

They have several pictures of the Memphis Belle to include some inside shots.

 

[dirkpitt289]

Great pictures

 

[Micdrow]

Interesting pictures as I never realized the dress was a different color between the sides.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

What a fantastic lot of pics, good one Paul. You got some good info there Dan, I can see bits of model getting lost in all the paperwork

 

[lesofprimus]

Great stuff Paul, awesome pics...

 

[109ROAMING]

Good choice. I once built that bomber as a kid. Would love to see how this one turns out. Does the decals on this kit show the nose art with different colors on the girl's dress. When I read about the Memphis Bell, I learned that one dress was red and the other blue because the artist ran out of red paint. I think you can see the difference in hue on the black and white photos above.

Ya it does , thanks for the pics/links!

Gonna have to start on this one soon 8)

 

[Wayne Little]

W-H-A-T! you haven't started yet....

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[109ROAMING]

Jesus Wayne I'm outta thinners mate !

Add to that a 103 hour fortnight at work

Kinda hard to squeeze in any modelling

 

[gijive]

Hmm should I race him , I have the old Monogram model sitting on the 'to do' shelf!