<Li> Tail Gunner: John P. Quinlan </Li> <Li> Crew Chief: Joe Giambrone </Li> <P> The Memphis Belle, a Boeing - built B - 17F - 10 - BO, manufacturer's serial number 3470, USAAC Serial No. 41 - 24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on 15 July 1942, and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine . She deployed to Prestwick, Scotland, on 30 September 1942, moving to a temporary base at RAF Kimbolton on 1 October, and then finally to her permanent base at RAF Bassingbourn, England, on 14 October . Each side of the fuselage bore the unit and aircraft identification markings of a B - 17 of the 324th Bomb Squadron (Heavy); the squadron code "DF" and individual aircraft letter "A ." </P> <P> Captain Robert K. Morgan's crew flew 29 combat missions with the 324th Bomb Squadron, all but four in the Memphis Belle . The aircraft's 25 combat missions, which included eight German aircraft shot down by her crew, were: </P>

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