» PHOTOS: How the Memphis Belle came back to life
The Memphis Belle gained fame as the first U.S. heavy bomber to fly 25 perilous missions over Europe and return to the United States in World War II.
“The thing I remember most is that dad was a pretty humble guy,” said Robert Morgan Jr, son of the famed Memphis Belle pilot, who is coming to Dayton from San Francisco. “He believed that they were just lucky. He watched way too many planes go down in his squadron and others.”
» RELATED: Memphis Belle to go on display at Air Force museum in 2018
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The Daily News will take a look at the behind-the-scenes work to restore the Memphis Belle, which will be surrounded by 200 artifacts, many personal items the crew flew with aboard the plane.
“It’s a really big deal to me and to my co-workers because we’ve been working on this for so many years and to end in a big event that everybody can celebrate,” said Casey Simmons, an aircraft restorer.
Sunday’s edition will list activities at the museum — from a World War II aircraft fly-in to dozens of re-enactors reprising wartime roles — the public can partake in.
The Boeing-built bomber was under restoration at the museum since 2005 when it was hauled here from Tennessee.
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