Posted on Apr 18, 2017
Memphis Belle: The Story Of A Flying Fortress (1944)
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Also on Netflix under documentaries. 25 missions then go home. Later it was upped to 35 missions or more. Some who flew 2 engine bombers flew 65 dangerous low level missions were resentful to not get the same rotation home and the King and and Queen of England did not pay them a visit like the Crew of the Memphis Belle.
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It's quite a story. I enjoyed the Hollywood movie. I have the utmost respect for air crew members during WWII. Continuing to go up despite seemingly insurmountable odds takes serious stones. The psychological stresses involved are hard to comprehend for anyone who has not served in similarly high stress combat situations.
I find it amazing that with the absolute lack of post service psychological care available that so many lived with PTSD untreated, and unmentioned, across the services and across the country. Sad.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
I find it amazing that with the absolute lack of post service psychological care available that so many lived with PTSD untreated, and unmentioned, across the services and across the country. Sad.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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PO2 Richard C.
One of my friend's father (and our neighbor) was a B-17 pilot during WWII and participated in the fire bombing of Dresden. I remember him as a soft-spoken religious man who owned a photography shop in town. My father told me at some point when I was a teenager (and I don't remember what precipitated the conversation) that he had been medically discharged after having a breakdown and became a "quiet alcoholic" (my dad's term). He eventually got and stayed sober on his own because the VA couldn't/wouldn't help him, even though he had a medical discharge. Dad refused to use VA for anything, even when I tried later in life to get him to register with them. His response was always "They wouldn't help Ben; why should I bother."
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This film re-creates the actual events of the team of men who flew dangerous missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. They flew one of America...
I just saw it tonight for the 1st time. I did see the Memphis Belle from 1990 done by the daughter of the 1st director of 1943.https://youtu.be/kOqvmbFvez0
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) - I know One thing, I'd Never Fit in a Ball Turret at 6'5".
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Can't pick on the Air Force too much (even though they were Army during this time period, LOL). The B-17 sure as hell got the job done!
Can't pick on the Air Force too much (even though they were Army during this time period, LOL). The B-17 sure as hell got the job done!
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