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***Metal Mounting Standoffs are no longer available, please note new mounting hardware below

Material
– Aluminum plate coated with white eco-friendly coating
– 0.045″ thick
– 1/8″ rounded corners

Print
– Brilliant white high gloss surface for unsurpassed detail and vibrance

Mounting
– Ready to hang
– Metal float bracket (small sizes)
– Inset frame with cleat (large sizes)
– 3/4″ float from wall

Care
– Clean with a non-abrasive cloth that is damp with water

Memphis Belle Metal Nose Art

Name: Memphis Belle Metal Nose Art
Brand: Squadron Posters
SKU: MNAMemphisv2
Availability: InStock

“Memphis Belle” Metal Nose Art.

Aircraft Name: “Memphis Belle” (41-24485), is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, and a 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle. The aircraft was one of the first United States Army Air Forces B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. In 2005, restoration began on the aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio where, from May 2018, it is on display.

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SKU: MNAMemphisv2 Categories: Aircraft Posters, Anniversary and Heritage, Artist, Aviation Museums, B-17, Bomber, CG, Chad Raney, Historical Aircraft Specific Artwork, Metal Nose Art, Nose Art, Propaganda Posters & Recruiting, Vintage Reproduction Series, Wright Patterson AFB, WWII Aircraft Warbird Posters Tag: metal nose art

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Memphis Belle Metal Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

The Memphis Belle, a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, manufacturer’s serial number 3170, USAAC Serial No. 41-24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on 15 July 1942, and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. It deployed to Prestwick, Scotland, on 30 September 1942, moving to a temporary base at RAF Kimbolton on 1 October, and then finally to its permanent base at RAF Bassingbourn, England, on 14 October. Each side of the fuselage bore the unit and aircraft identification markings of a B-17 of the 324th Bomb Squadron (Heavy), with the squadron code “DF” and individual aircraft letter “A”.

The B-17 was named after pilot Robert K. Morgan’s sweetheart, Margaret Polk, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee. Morgan originally intended to call the bomber Little One, which was his pet name for Polk. After Morgan and copilot Jim Verinis viewed the feature film Lady for a Night, in which the leading character owns a riverboat named the Memphis Belle, he proposed that name to his aircrew, who agreed to the name by vote. Morgan then contacted George Petty at the offices of Esquire magazine and asked him for a pinup drawing to go with the name, which Petty supplied from the magazine’s April 1941 issue. Check out this vintage Memphis Belle Metal Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

Squadron Posters offers the world’s largest collection of Squadron Specific Art! Check out our stunning vintage style military aviation themed travel posters, honoring All Branches of Service. Our artwork not only represents aircraft, armored cavalry, or ships, it represents adventure and travel. This means we create posters featuring the Space Needle, New Orleans, the Golden Gate Bridge, Mt Rushmore and the National Mall. Of course, McChord AFB isn’t in Seattle but if you’re stationed there your adventure surely involves the Space Needle! (See our Facebook page HERE)

This is what makes Squadron Posters different–it’s about remembering where you’ve lived and what you’ve seen with a vintage themed travel poster. – Collect your travels and tell your story!