The Memphis Belle (1944)
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Top billed cast
- Vince EvansHimself
- Jacob L. DeversHimself (commander, European theatre)
- Ira C. EakerHimself (commander, 8th Air Force)
- Haywood HansellHimself (USAAF)
- Robert J. HansonHimself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)
- Eugene KernNarrator
King George VI of the United KingdomHimself- Captain Charles B. LeightonHimself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)
- Harold P. LochHimself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)
- Casimer A. NastalHimself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)
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