{"id":2828,"date":"2012-11-27T10:50:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T18:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2828"},"modified":"2012-11-27T10:50:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T18:50:18","slug":"b-17f-flying-fortress-memphis-belle-172-scale-academy-kit-2188-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2828","title":{"rendered":"B-17F Flying Fortress \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memphis Belle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d 1:72 scale Academy Kit #2188 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2828&text=B-17F Flying Fortress \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memphis Belle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d 1:72 scale Academy Kit #2188 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RoR Step-by-Step Review 20121126* \u00e2\u20ac\u201c B-17F Flying Fortress \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Memphis Belle\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1:72 scale Academy kit #2188 review<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0006O073K\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006O073K&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rightonreplic-20\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here to Buy This Kit through Amazon.com<\/span><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=rightonreplic-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0006O073K\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"Figure 000 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/8220335317\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8066\/8220335317_8aa1674207.jpg\" alt=\"Figure 000\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Buy Now<\/span><\/strong> link below to purchase the Step-by-Step review<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by Robert Byrnes <a title=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/7026773917\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7252\/7026773917_cfa4d8c149_t.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail\" width=\"93\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The B-17F Flying Fortress \u00e2\u20ac\u0153MEMPHIS BELLE\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Serial No. 41-24485) was one of 12,750 B-17\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s built by Boeing Aircraft Co.\u00c2\u00a0 The BELLE was the most famous bomber, because she was the first heavy bomber in Hitler\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s European war theater to complete 25 combat missions and keep her entire crew alive.\u00c2\u00a0 She flew for 10 months from November 7, 1942 to May 17, 1943.\u00c2\u00a0 The BELLE shot down eight enemy fighters, probably destroyed five others, and damaged at least a dozen more.\u00c2\u00a0 She dropped more than 60 tons of bombs over <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Germany, France, and Belgium.\u00c2\u00a0 During her 25 missions, she flew 148 hours and covered more than 20,000 combat miles.\u00c2\u00a0 The MEMPHIS BELLE and her crew left England for the USA on June 9, 1943 to make a War Bond and Public Relations Tour.\u00c2\u00a0 The MEMPHIS BELLE was named for pilot Capt. 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