"Twenty-five doesn't sound like much until you start flying them," Col. Robert Morgan, USAF (Ret). Then Captain Morgan completed his 25th mission on 17 May 1943. He did not fly all his missions in the Memphis Belle. Generally, when you see a mission listing for the Memphis Belle, it is really for the missions flown by Captain Morgan!
Boeing B-17F
Memphis Belle
On 19 May 1943, the Bell became the SECOND 8th AF B-17 to complete 25 missions. The first was Hell's Angles, completing her 25th mission on 13 May 1943. The Memphis Bell, with a makeup crew, returned stateside before Hell's Angles, but the fact is the Memphis Belle is still number two.