{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-memphis-belle-print-signed-by-pilot-bob-morgan-co-pilot-jim-verinis-11-x-17","title":"Original U.S. WWII “Memphis Belle” Print Signed by Pilot Bob Morgan \u0026 Co-Pilot Jim Verinis - 11 ⅝ x 17 ⅝”","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a print of The Memphis Belle showing the plane and the patches of the unit that flew it. The print is dated 1985 and is signed over the plane by Pilot Bob Morgan \u0026amp; Co-Pilot Jim Verinis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print measures 11 ⅝ x 17 ⅝” and is unframed. It is signed at the top by Colonel Robert Morgan, Pilot of Memphis Belle, and Jim Verinis, Co-Pilot to Morgan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great piece, ready to frame and display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Memphis Belle 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 the 1990 Hollywood feature film Memphis Belle. It was one of the first United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions, after which the aircrew returned with the bomber to the United States to sell war bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005 restoration began on the Memphis Belle at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio where, since May 2018, it has been on display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the several B-17s used in the 1990 feature film Memphis Belle, is housed at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York but is currently undergoing extensive maintenance at the Palm Springs Air Museum in California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45087087919173,"sku":"ONSV26FWI123","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV26FWI123__01.jpg?v=1780341304","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-memphis-belle-print-signed-by-pilot-bob-morgan-co-pilot-jim-verinis-11-x-17","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}