Memphis Belle tells the remarkable story of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress that survived 25 bombing runs through the flak and fighter-filled skies over the Third Reich during World War II. In 1943 the U.S. War Department commissioned Hollywood film director William Wyler to show what the courageous air crews were doing in Europe. Actually shot by Wyler's crew on her 25th and final bombing run, Memphis Belle contains the original rushes shot by Wyler together with a great deal more breathtaking unseen footage of the American Air Force in action over Europe between 1943 and 1945.