Robert K. Morgan - Wikipedia
During World War II, while a captain in the United States Army Air Forces, Morgan was a bomber pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European theater and the aircraft commander of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle, flying 25 missions.
Bob Morgan – Pilot – Memphis Belle
The only member of the Memphis Belle’s crew who would go with him was Vince Evans, the bombardier. Major Robert Morgan would also make another bit of history when he became the pilot to lead the first B-29 bombing attack on Tokyo.
Memphis Belle (aircraft) - Wikipedia
The Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress and the 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle.
Col. Robert Morgan, 85, World War II Pilot of Memphis Belle
2004年5月17日 · For six months over battle-torn Europe, Colonel Morgan sat at the controls of the Memphis Belle, a 10-man four-engine plane that became known as the first American...
Biography of Col. Morgan - Memphis Belle
“He’s a damn good pilot. He always brought us home” These words from a crew member of the B-17 “Memphis Belle” probably best sum up Bob Morgan’s military career. Commanded by Morgan, the B-17 Memphis Belle was the first of the heavy bombers to …
Memphis Belle Crew - National Museum of the USAF
Captain Robert “Bob” Morgan led the Memphis Belle crew. After the war bond tour, he volunteered for additional combat duty and flew B-29s against Japan. Morgan was promoted to major at a ceremony at Patterson Field (now Wright-Patterson AFB) in July 1943.
The Memphis Belle: American Icon - National Museum of the USAF
The Memphis Belle was a B-17F heavy bomber assigned to the 324 th Bomb Squadron, 91 st Bomb Group, at Bassingbourn, England, during the early part of the USAAF strategic bombing campaign. Between November 1942 and May 1943, the Memphis Belle and its crew flew 25 bombing missions, including strikes against targets in Germany, France, and Belgium.
"Memphis Belle": The Story Of A Legendary Boeing B-17F Flying …
2020年4月6日 · Named after pilot Robert K Morgan’s sweetheart, Margaret Polk, who was a Memphis Tennessee resident, he originally intended to name the aircraft “Little One”, which was his pet...
25 Missions: The Story of the Memphis Belle – Hangar Thirteen
2023年11月2日 · THE “Memphis Belle,” a Boeing B-17, has been retired from active service in the European theater after 25 successful bombing missions. With its distinguished crew, which has remained intact since its formation 10 months ago, the ship has been returned to the United States for another — and no less important — mission.
Memphis Belle: 25 Trips to Hell and Back - HistoryNet
2006年6月12日 · He and Linda Dickerson, herself a pilot, were married in a red-carpet ceremony in 1992 on Mud Island, near Memphis, with Memphis Belle serving as the backdrop for the ceremony. Dickerson, an airshow producer, was given away by retired General Paul Tibbets, the man who dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.