From: Nigel Hay - MILWEB (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 22:31:25 PST
Is the Tuskegee Airman museum anything to do with the black fighter pilots
of WW2 who I vaguely recall seeing a fascinating documentary about?
Nige
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From: "Everette" <194cbteng@pchnet.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 1:17 AM
Subject: [MV] Last flight of "Memphis Belle"
> I hope a B17 is enough MV that I do not get flamed for this
>
> I saw in Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tn newspaper) that the grand old lady
> is making her last (I hope) flight. Shorn of her wings, nose, tail,
wheels
> etc. Last flight was via crane as she was loaded on truck to be once
again
> rebuilt for display.
>
> First time I saw the lady she was behind a chain link fence sitting on
> concrete pad just big enough for her. Painted navy gray, no markings and
it
> appeared windows had been replaced by plywood, also painted gray. Looked
> like she was crying.
>
> The she was taken apart and moved to Presidents Island, restored by
> volunteers (some of which are friends of mine) and left outrside to make a
> place for vandals to visit.
>
> U S Air Force did not appreciate the treatment she was receiving and
started
> procedures to take position of her. (Might have been best for the old
bird)
> City of Memphis built an open air parachute shaped cover over her, still
> open to vandals, pigeons, weather, whatever. Again volunteers tried to
keep
> her safe.
>
> Now she is once again being moved to an enclosed building, maybe I will be
> able to see her again after the rebuild.
>
> She is going to be as I understand in the Tuskegee Airman museum.
>
> Why I do not know for I do not think they were not in operation at same
> time.
>
> I have thoughts on this but not for publication.
>
>
>
>
> Everette
>
> Not always correct; but never in doubt
>
>
>
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