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When I visited Dayton on Wednesday, I was told by someone who had just visited the restoration hangars that they had Memphis Belle spread out all over the floor of one of the hangars on long-term rebuild.

Yet earlier today, Memphis Belle landed at Columbus to take part in the Mustang Gathering. They must have worked really quickly to put it together again in just a day or so.

Or is somthing else going on here? I think we should be told.
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I heard they switched data plates and the real 'Belle' is at the show :shock:

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That could well be so, as Tallichet's is a G-model and this one had no chin turret.
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Mike wrote:
When I visited Dayton on Wednesday, I was told by someone who had just visited the restoration hangars that they had Memphis Belle spread out all over the floor of one of the hangars on long-term rebuild.

Yet earlier today, Memphis Belle landed at Columbus to take part in the Mustang Gathering. They must have worked really quickly to put it together again in just a day or so.

Or is somthing else going on here? I think we should be told.


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