Restoration in progress

Whitney Vickers | News-Current

The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current

The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current

The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current

The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

https://www.beavercreeknewscurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/08/web1_12.jpgWhitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

https://www.beavercreeknewscurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/08/web1_3-2.jpgWhitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

https://www.beavercreeknewscurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/08/web1_5-2.jpgWhitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

Whitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.

https://www.beavercreeknewscurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2017/08/web1_8.jpgWhitney Vickers | News-Current The National Museum of the United States Air Force has been restoring a B-17F Memphis Belle since 2005 but is now less than one year from being presented to the public. Restoration specialists installed a tail turret July 26. It will later be moved to the museum’s WWII gallery, where it will open for public display in May 2018.