42-8644 Lilliput
Associated correct aircraft foe Morgan and removed association to the P-47C.
Object Number - UPL 17846 - Capt. W. Brewster Morgan, 334th Fighter Squadron, ex 71 “Eagle” Squadron. P-47D 42-8644 QP-U "Lilliput". Morgan became a POW flying this P-47 on...
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return [FTR] from Rodeo to Ostend. Put aircraft down in the North Sea off Ostend, Pilot William Brewster Morgan captured by the Germans. Hospitalized in Brussels for weeks before being sent to POW camp. 21-May-43. POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885093
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
North Sea off Ostend, Belgium | 21 May 1943 | Failed to Return [FTR] from Rodeo to Ostend. Put aircraft down in the North Sea off Ostend, Pilot William Brewster Morgan captured by the Germans. Hospitalized in Brussels for weeks before being sent to POW camp. 21-May-43. POW. |
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