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Afraid your info is a little off, the aircraft that portrayed the Belle is now called the "movie Memphis Belle " and has different nose art the the original the USAF will not allow use of the name Memphis BelleI suspect the'Memphis Bell' at Duxford is longtime resident 'Sally B'. She was 'converted' back to 'F' configuration for the1990(?) movie, and painted in Olive/Grey with the 'DF' codes. The film company also paid for the ball turret and other kit, and she was used as more than one aircraft, including 'Belle', in the movie. Until then, 'Sally B' had been in NMF, IIRC in 100BG markings, but I might be wrong on the latter.
have to ask the Belle guys next time I see themNice pics PB! One of THREE aircraft that 'played' the 'Belle in the movie, 'Sally B' was used for the closing sequences at Binbrook, and you're quite right, the nose art style is different, especially the script, to the real 'Belle. As you probably aware, one of the French-registered 'Forts was written off during a take-off crash, and burned out. The movie was originally going to be titled 'Southern Belle', due to the legal reasons you mentioned, but William Wyler's daughter, who co-produced the movie, somehow managed to change things. As you know, it was Wyler who wrote, directed and filmed the original 1943 'Memphis Belle', released through the U.S.A.A.F. Binbrook, where most of the movie was filmed, had only just closed as the last R.A.F Lightning station, and was a Bomber Command base during WW2, and is, supposedly, haunted!
Afraid your info is a little off, the aircraft that portrayed the Belle is now called the "movie Memphis Belle " and has different nose art the the original the USAF will not allow use of the name Memphis Belle
here is the movie Belle at the Freindly Foes Airshow
First off downsize the damn picture.