Memphis Belle First Crash

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[MerchantIvoryfilms]

Im about to throw all of you for a loop. The entire crash scene was several miniatures...not one was a real full scale B-17. Amazing how the sound, elements, and real sky and backdrop will fool the eye. I've seen this film about 20 times and just today found a small interview from one of the miniature makers who talked about this film. They were brilliant in using false perspective.

[PNolandS]

When I was watching this for the first time, I thought “OK one wheel down, this isn’t too bad...OK a nice gentle touchdown, not too bad...OK and stop, that was a good crash landing, what went wr-“

[MannANDMachine]

My plane in war thunder: slightly touches the ground
Also my plane: 1:14

[danmoegling]

My uncle flew in a B 17 out of Foggia, Italy. He actually watched a crash just like the one in the movie. He said even if they shut down the engines and feathered the props, you always risked an explosion due to fuel vapors or even a small amount of fuel in the tanks. He sbould know, he survived over 50 missions.

[YDDES]

The tail at 1:25 is most certainly from the French B-17 "F-BEEA", which actually crashed and burned during the filming.
The crew survived.

[ivanov]

I remember seeing this scene for the first time, I thought the crew was safe, I was shocked when the B17 exploded.

[Sigma]

I remember watching a documentary on PBS called The War. There was a bit about the B-17's and the narrator said 25 combat missions were required before the crew completed their tour of duty and went on saying that because of the high casualty rate in the Air Force, the average number of missions a B-17 completed before being shot down, was 11.

[charismaticace]

1:20 The look of a kid who's seen that too many times.

[StarflightProductions]

It frightens me how absolutely real that model looked, especially when it got closer to the camera

[Genners]

Every time I watch this scene, I think -- it would have been a smart move to kill the ignition / engines a moment before touchdown! Might have prevented the explosion. :-(

[florjanbrudar]

I remeber seeing this part of the movie and the ending years ago (I didn't watch the full movie)

[AdrianDotis]

well at least they didn't CGI the shit out of it.

[PolakInHolland]

There was no good reason for that B-17 to explode like that unless there was ordinance still stuck in the bomb bay - something very uncommon.

[trallfraz]

I don't recall the Memphis Belle ever "crashed". It made it through all 25 sorties (or missions) in great condition with the 26th sortie being flown across the "pond" back to the US

[rymaiser]

Помню в РБ на одном движке прилетел на базу с поле боя. Б17. На подлете к базе вижу 2 метки врага. летят комне. Позвал союзника на помощ. Отозвался случайный союзник и передал продержатся. И что летит уже. Первого который подлетел, слил удачно петровичем. А когда и второй за ним заходил на шесть, подоспел союзник и завязался между ними догфаит. Но тем не менее тот последни пробил и второй движок изща чего тот уже начал грется и дыметь. С пробитыми частями фузеляжа и отколотыми частями оперения крыла с небольшим креном в правый крыло. Я думал что движок не вытянет и на этом все. Отыгрался. Но все же я дотянул до глисады и коптя движками и креном, удачно посадил старушку. Тот союзник вышел победителем против врага. И пролетая спросил как я там. Все норм. Спасибо. Чинюсь и бк пополняю. И тут уже игра завершился нашей победой. Доброе воспоминания из далекого 14го года.

[shawnmc]

0:14 Not sure how many times I have seen this movie, but I never noticed Eric Stoltz dropping his cig before.

[arandomguy]

Plane explodes

*Casually puts cigarette back in mouth

[SlowSS]

The B-17G "Nine o Nine" crashed today during an emergency landing.. no good details yet but considering the aircraft veered off the runway this is kind of what I imagine. If the landing gear was damaged by hitting something the plane would be out of control on the ground.

[Sgt-lott]

The explosion really shocked me when I first watched it, however in that it looks like the tail gunner had a chance of surviving

[alfietull]

The B-17 used in the film is actually Sally B but they repainted one side to Memphis bell since the B-17 is now kept at the duxford air museum in the UK and I know that because I saw it there