I was so disappointed with that movie. They managed to cram every bad war movie cliche into a 10-man crew; they should have named the movie "'Tards on a Plane." I don't know how that crew survived their first mission, much less 25. And I'm not sure who is the worst actor on the planet: Matthew Modine or Keanu Reeves. I loved the B-17 though.
One other thing that really sucked about Memphis Belle is that the Group Commander never flew any missions which was total crap of course.
It’s been years since I watched it, so it may be a stinker. My uncle was a bomber pilot in ETO so maybe that’s why I liked it. I never heard a single thing from him about the war.