Revell – 04297 – 1:48 B-17F “Memphis Belle”

The Boeing B-17 became synonymous with heavily armed strategic bombers during World War II, although with 12,677 aircraft it was by no means the most widely built aircraft of this type. She got her name Flying Fortress from an American journalist after her first flight and it stayed with her.

The Boeing B-17F was the first Flying Fortress to be mass-produced. The most famous machine from this series was the Boeing-manufactured B-17F-10-BO, which was delivered on July 15, 1942 and put into service with the 324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group in Bassingbourn, England. She was named Memphis Belle by her crew, after the friend of the pilot Lt. Robert K. Morgan. Her fame resulted from the fact that she officially became the first US Army Air Force bomber to survive 25 sorties in Europe and became the star of a Hollywood propaganda film. After this mission, the Memphis Belle and her crew were ordered to the USA. It was later bought by the City of Memphis and erected in the open air as a memorial. In 2004 the B-17F underwent a complete restoration, today the Memphis Belle is open to the public again.

Structured surfaces
Cockpit with instrument panel
Bomb aiming device and seat
Rotatable machine gun turret
Movable MG ball element under the fuselage
MG equipping of the side windows
Detailed main landing gear
Movable propellers
2 bombs on external pylons
Decals for the Memphis Belle version and another USAF version:

Boeing B17F-10-BO Flying Fortress Mephis Belle, uf 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn, U.K., May 1943
Boeing B17F-10-BO Flying Fortress of 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh, U.K., Spring 1943

B-17F Memphis Belle

Product number: 04297

Age:13+

Number of parts:107

Length:494 mm

Wingspan:656 mm