Wyler, William, 1902-1981, film director. Koenig, Lester, screenwriter. Clothier, William, 1903-1996, photographer. Tannenbaum, Harold, 1896-1943, photographer. Sturges, John, 1910-1992, film editor. Kubik, Gail, 1914-1984, composer. Ising, Rudolf, 1903-1992, contributor. Kern, Eugene, 1914-2010, narrator. United States. War Department, presenter. United States. Army Air Forces. Motion Picture Unit, 1st, production company. Paramount Pictures, Inc., film distributor. moving image Documentary films. lcgft Nonfiction films. lcgft Feature films. lcgft United States : Paramount Pictures : 1944. eng The Memphis Belle, a B-17 "Flying Fortress" was assigned to the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, during the early part of the USAAF strategic bombing campaign during World War II. Between November 1942 and May 1943, the Memphis Belle and its crew flew 25 bombing missions, including strikes against targets in Germany, France, and Belgium. This film portrays a bombing mission over Germany during World War II, including preparations for the raid, the take-off from England, the flight over the English Channel, the bombing of the submarine base at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and the return to base. "All aerial combat film was exposed during air battles over enemy territory"--beginning credits. Sources used: Eagan, D. America's film legacy, p. 369-370; MI Film and Television catalog card; National Museum of the United States Air Force WWW site, The Memphis Belle: American Icon page viewed May 31, 2023; Chris Kern: Essays and Photographs WWW site viewed June 2, 2023; Motion picture herald, March 25, 1944, p. 40 viewed June 13, 2023 via the Internet Archive. Cameramen, Maj. William C. Clothier, Lt. Harold Tannenbaum ; edited by Capt. John Sturges ; music by Gail Kubik ; animation of maps, Maj. Rudof Ising. Narrator, Eugene Kern. Appearing: Capt. Robert Morgan, Capt. Jim Verinis, Sgt. Bob Hanson, Capt. Chuck Leighton, Sgt. Harold Loch, Sgt. John Quinlen, Sgt. Cecil Scott, Capt. Vincent Evans, Sgt. Bill Winchell, Sgt. Tony Nastal, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Gen. Haywood Hansell, Gen. Jacob Devers, Gen. Ira Eaker. Photographed in 1943 and 1944 in Cambridgeshire, England and flying over the English Channel to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This film was selected for the National Film Registry. Morgan, Robert, 1918-2004. Verinis, Jim, 1916-2003. Hanson, Bob, 1920-2005. Leighton, Chuck, 1919-1991. Loch, Harold, 1919-2004. Quinlan, John, 1919-2000. Scott, Cecil, 1916-1979. Evans, Vincent. Winchell, Bill, 1916-1994. Nastal, Tony, 1923-2002. Hansell, Haywood S. George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952. Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002. Devers, Jacob L. (Jacob Loucks), 1887-1979. Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987. Memphis Belle (B-17 bomber) United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 490th Airmen--United States. Bombing, Aerial--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Wilhelmshaven. U.S. Government Films Collection (Library of Congress) Memphis Belle: a story of a Flying Fortress https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.00009301