Brigadier General McAuliffe and the 101st Airborne Division along with elements of the 10th Armored Division (United States) and the 82nd airborne arrived to counter-attack but
This example is nicely marked on the bottom:
The scenery had a lot less tan than in southern Italy
marked RZM M1/70 for manufacture by Franz Otto of Wuppertal-Elberfeldt
After a defense led by Robert Servatius
Original Signed Limited Edition Print: “The Memphis Belle’s Historic Homecoming” by Marcus W. Stewart Signed by Colonel Robert Morgan, Pilot of Memphis Belle - 178/500 - 18¾ x 25” Martini-Henry Parts Brigadier General McAuliffe and theOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a signed print of The Memphis Belles Historic Homecoming by Marcus W. Stewart, signed at the bottom by Colonel Robert Morgan, Pilot of Memphis Belle. This is a limited run print, number 178 out of 500. On May 17, 1943, the "Memphis Belle" became the first 8th Air Force B 17 to complete a combat tour of duty (25 missions). Upon its return, pilot Robert K. Morgan "buzzed" his home field of Bassingbourne,