Winter Maintenance Update From The Collings Foundation – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Tuesday

TUESDAY – Hunter Chaney from the Collings Foundation joins us with an update on the 2012 Wings of Freedom Tour plus the news from their winter maintenance cycle.  Hear the latest details 10am (EASTERN) this Tuesday morning on Warbird Radio LIVE!

QUICK LINK:  Wings Of Freedom Tour

STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768

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EMAIL:  matt@warbirdradio.com

Memphis Belle B-17 Restoration UPDATE – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Tuesday

TUESDAY – National Museum of the United States Air Force Curator Jeff Duford and Restoration Supervisor Greg Hassler join Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE with an update on the B-17 Memphis Belle.  Hear the latest news on the Belle’s progress…plus the history behind her.  The show starts at 10am (EASTERN) right here on Warbird Radio.  Thanks for tuning in!

QUICK LINK:  Memphis Belle Restoration

STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768

SKYPE:  warbirdradio

EMAIL:  matt@warbirdradio.com

UPDATE – Memphis Belle Restoration Reaches Major Milestone! – PHOTO TOUR

WARBIRD RADIO – The famed B-17 Memphis Belle is currently under restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.  According to a recent press release, the restoration crew is celebrating a major milestone including the mating of the left wing to the fuselage and the extension of the landing gear.

The Memphis Belle, a B-17F Flying Fortress, is one of the most famous aircraft in history. In May 1943 it became the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States.

The pilot, then-Lt. Robert Morgan, named the aircraft after his wartime girlfriend, Margaret Polk, of Memphis, Tenn. Lt. Morgan chose the artwork from a 1941 George Petty illustration in Esquire magazine.

Upon their return to the United States in June 1943, the Memphis Belle’s crew flew the aircraft across the country on a three-month war bond and morale boosting tour. With the bond tour and the 1944 William Wyler documentary film titled The Memphis Belle — depicting actual combat footage — the aircraft and its crew became widely known and celebrated. In 1990 a major motion picture of the same name added to their fame.

For many, the story of the Memphis Belle has become a timeless symbol of all the heroic U.S. Army Air Forces’ bomber crews who flew against Nazi Germany in World War II. In need of a thorough restoration, the Memphis Belle arrived at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in October 2005. A careful, multi-year conservation and restoration effort by museum staff — including corrosion treatment, the full outfitting of missing equipment and accurate markings — will bring the Memphis Belle back to pristine condition.

QUICK LINK:  The National Museum of the United States Air Force

B-17 Memphis Belle Restoration Photo Tour

B-26 / B-17 WASP Pilot Betty Wall – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday

WEDNESDAY – B-26 / B-17 / P-39 WASP Pilot Elizabeth ”Betty” Wall joins us for a special Warbird Radio LIVE! Find out what it was like to fly the B-26 and much more.  Tune in tomorrow morning at 10am (EASTERN) to hear the LIVE broadcast.  For more information on Betty just click on the Quick Link posted below.  Thanks for listening!

QUICK LINK:  Betty’s Website

STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768

SKYPE:  warbirdradio

EMAIL:  matt@warbirdradio.com

The Final Cut – The Warbird Rescue Hour – Thursday 8pm (EST)

WARBIRD RADIO – This week on the Warbird Rescue Hour author Scott Thompson joins us to discuss his book…The Final Cut.  Scott covers the history of  every surviving B-17 plus it’s story of escaping the scrap yard.  This truly is the ultimate book to own for the discriminating  B-17 connoisseur.  Visit the Warbird Radio Amazon Book Store (on the right of the page) to purchase The Final Cut and tune in this Thursday (6/23/11) at 8pm EASTERN to join the conversation.

QUICK LINK:  Warbird Rescue Foundation

STUDIO LINE:  478.787.4768

SKYPE:  warbirdradio

EMAIL:  info@warbirdradio.com

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