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History's Lost & Found

Episode: Memphis Belle/Henry VIII's Love Letters/Colonel Sanders' Pressure Cooker

 

In an historical treasure hunt, we locate objects and reveal the often-murky truth surrounding them. In this installment, we track down: the Memphis Belle, the first B-17 to complete its quota of 25 missions over Nazi-occupied territory and return with its crew to the US; Henry VIII's passionate love letters to his mistress Anne Boleyn; and Colonel Harland Sanders' original 1940 pressure cooker. (Half-hour version)

 

http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=...p;action=detail

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The Memphis Belle, a B-17F Flying Fortress, is one of the most famous aircraft in history. In May 1943 it became the first US Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States. ...

 

 

http://www.eucmh.com/2009/02/11/1943-the-m...is-belle-movie/

 

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