DAYTON, Ohio - The Memphis Belle, a newly restored World War II bomber unveiled Thursday at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, is more than just a renovated relic of aerial combat.

DAYTON, Ohio – The fabled World War II bomber Memphis Belle has been moved into its new home at an Ohio museum after years of restoration work, but won't go on public display until May.

DAYTON, Ohio — Robert K. Morgan Jr.’s voice wavered with emotion when he talked about seeing the Memphis Belle all put together for the first time in 50 years. His father, Robert Sr., ...

DAYTON, Ohio – The Memphis Belle took off from England on the morning of May 17, 1943, with a wave of 159 B-17s to drop bombs on the concrete Nazi submarine shelters at Lorient, France.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Crews in Ohio are working to restore a famed B-17 bomber from World War II, scraping paint and bending metal to bring back the beauty of the Memphis Belle. The storied aircraft ...

Jeff Duford, curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, talked about the restoration of the Memphis Belle, a B-17F Flying Fortress… read more Jeff Duford, curator at ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Robert K. Morgan Jr.'s voice wavered with emotion when he talked about seeing the Memphis Belle all put together for the first time in 50 years. His father, Robert Sr., ...

After a meticulous restoration by museum curators, the B-17 Memphis Belle made its debut public appearance in the World War II Gallery of the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio, on May 17. USAF After ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The buffed silver fuselage of the Memphis Belle now belies the famed B-17 bomber’s six punishing months of World War II air combat and the subsequent decades of neglect ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The fabled World War II bomber Memphis Belle has been moved into its new home at an Ohio museum after years of restoration work, but won’t go on public display until May.

In this Feb. 23, 2012, file photo, Casey Simmons checks the engine cowl work at the Memphis Belle restoration at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The iconic World War II ...