Summary

B&W film, 1943. Famous B-25 bomber and crew of World War II arrive in Washington to the delight of crowds. Exact dates of filming unknown.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 339217
Story Slug WORLD WAR II: MEMPHIS BELLE LANDS IN DC (1943)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format Vosil
Date 1/1/1943
Archive Time 2:14:17
TRT 10:09
Supers Washington, D.C.
Video Description Black and white film, airfield, angle on battered B-25 landing; wider, lands, Washington Monument in bg; taxis; taxis to near camera and waiting dignitaries and officers, great shot, good luck at bathing beauty logo on front (designed by famous Esquire pinup girl artist George Petty), audible excited shouting; dignitaries and military gather around plane, pose for photographs; great CU logo on side of plane, B-17 MEMPHIS BELLE, with bomb markings and swastikas (number of kills), bathing beauty; dignitaries shake hands with pilots; pose, audience cheers; four star general Hap Arnold talks into microphone, describes exploits of Memphis Belle over Germany, near NBC microphone; Captain Morgan of Memphis Belle shyly introduces members of the crew, who speak, all painfully shyly and briefly: James Verinis; Captain Vincent Evans; Tailgunner John "JP Quinlan; unidentified; Chuck Leighton; unidentified 4 star general speaks again, introduces Undersecretary of War Patterson, who speaks, in natty white hat; CU machine gun, window, logo, MEMPHIS BELLE, BOMBARDIER CAPT V.B. EVANS.
Description B&W film, 1943. Famous B-25 bomber and crew of World War II arrive in Washington to the delight of crowds. Exact dates of filming unknown.
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Keywords

World War Two
WW II
WWII
B-25 bomber
World War II
World War 2
WW2
WW2
Memphis Belle
bomber
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