Photograph of the Memphis Belle & Crew, signed by the pilot

Black and white copy photograph, approximately 25.5 x 20cm.  It shows the original crew of famed USAAF B-17 'Memphis Belle', the first heavy bomber to complete 25 daylight sorties with the 8th AAF over Europe.  The crew can be seen standing in front of the Flying Fortress at Bassingbourn on May 17th 1943.  The photograph is slightly grainy but has been signed in ink by the pilot, Robert Knight Morgan (1918 – 2004).  Morgan and his crew were the subjects of a 1944 film documentary, 'Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress', and another 1990 British-American film produced by David Puttnam, starring Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and Harry Connick Jr.  After completing his European tour, Morgan flew another 26 combat missions in the B-29 Superfortress against Japan in the Pacific Theatre.  Excellent condition.  Stock code P24215A-236.