B 17 "Memphis Belle" Aviator's Duffel Bag Size:Large The aircraft was painted with where it was used The aircraft was painted with black and white ‘D Day’ invasion stripes over its olive drab green He became the leading figure among Polish pilots flying with the 61st Fighter Squadron and finished the war with 17 aircraft destroyed Each side of the Memphis Belle fuselage bore the unit and aircraft identification markings of a B 17 of the 324th Bomb Squadron (Heavy) "Memphis Belle" was one of the first bombers to complete 25 combat missions over occupied Europe without a crewman being killed and returning to the United States