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Yankee Lady, a B-17 at the Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan, and Aluminum Overcast, a B-17 based at the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will be part of the celebration.
The two planes will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17-18, weather permitting, the museum said. The bombers are set to land at the museum’s airstrip at 9 a.m. May 16 and take-off about 4:30 p.m. May 18.
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Re-enactors will congregate at the museums 8th Air Force Control Tower from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17-19.
The planes and re-enactors are part of a series of celebratory events for the Memphis Belle debut.
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