But did you know that the movie’s Memphis Belle steamboat inspired the name of the World War 2 B-17 bomber? Marking the film’s 83rd anniversary this week, Wayne’s estate posted the fact on ...

Back in 1942, John Wayne, who had strong Irish links, starred alongside Joan Blondell in the film Lady for a Night. The plot revolves around a woman who owns a casino steamboat and eventually a ...

which were being continually modified and upgraded with new armament combinations and employing new tactics to force down the U.S. heavy bombers.

Movies: Dunkirk, Bombers and the Bombed, Evacuees, Secret Army, D-Day Devised to encourage and organise resistance in occupied countries, Britain's Special Operation Executive (SOE) carried out ...