Asheville, North Carolina-AP) — The commander of the famed
World War Two bomber the Memphis Belle has died in a North Carolina
hospital. Colonel Robert Morgan was 85.
Morgan was hospitalized April 22nd when he fell after an air
show in Asheville. His wife says he was taken off life support
Saturday afternoon and died at about 11:30 p-m.
Morgan was a native of Asheville and became famous as the pilot
of the Memphis Belle, which flew 25 combat missions over Germany
and France. It was a historic number — the Belle was the first
heavy bomber in the European theater to last 25 missions, the magic
number to be sent home. Morgan was co-author of a book about some
of those experiences.
Morgan is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, a
stepson, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
By: Denis - 16th May 2004 at 13:23
Corectomundo!
By: Mark12 - 16th May 2004 at 13:19
Heavy bomber?
Didn’t I read somewhere that a Mosquito could carry a greater weight of bombs to Berlin than the early versions of the B-17 Flying Fortress, by dint of the mass of internal armour/armament and the route and altitude they were obliged to take to get there?
Mark
By: Denis - 16th May 2004 at 11:09
The first American Heavy Bomber .
By: Vicbitter - 16th May 2004 at 11:06
Quote from above
“the Belle was the first
heavy bomber in the European theater to last 25 missions”
Hmmm!
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May 16, 2004 at 7:19 am