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This article tells how after the break-up of the 10-member crew, someone set up a reunion for the crew. Their first means of business was to repaint the beautiful ‘Memphis Belle.’

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This article shows how the two, Margaret and Bob, met again after a while of seeing each other. They greeted each other with smiles as they did when they were to be married. He came to the city to ensure that the ‘Memphis Belle’ would have a…

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This article shows how news got around fast about Margaret, especially news that could have an effect on Bob at his arrival. The article explained how Margaret was considering making the Memphis fairgrounds her home.

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This article explains how several hundred people met up at an old camp site that had been destroyed because of the war. Because of the brutality, an eerie silence swept over the group, but after a while of mingling, everyone loosened up and had a…

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This article explains how Margaret decided to return the engagement ring back to Bob, and that she hoped that they could still remain friends – typical break up. It also bashed her for seeming ungrateful – the writer basically said that he had been…

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Metz’s letter to Margaret explained how he first believed that she and Bob would last, but that maybe her heartache and hurt happened for a better reason. He told how, for as young as she is, she is at a good place in her life that he wish he were at…

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After a tournament, Bob returned to Memphis to see his 'Belle,' whom gave him the inspiration to name the Memphis Belle. They reunited and he grabbed her in his arms as he still had a white ribbon of good luck given to him from Margaret.
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