Charles E Morgan
Military
13-Jul-44: B-24H serial 42-95020 'Lonesome Lois' (coded MK-X+) of the 701st Bomb Sn, 445th Bomb Grp suffered a nose wheel collapse on landing with Lt Charles E Morgan's crew aboard.
Removed associated person, not depicted in image.
Object Number - UPL 37549 - "Due to collapsed nose wheel, this Consolidated B-24H crash landed at RAF base at Beccles, Suffolk, England. 14 July 1944 (Aircraft No....
Assigned to 701BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. On return from Saarbrucken, suffered a nose wheel collapse in B-24 42-95020 'Lonesome Lois' after landing at RAF base Beccles 13-Jul-44.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lonesome Lois
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Based |
Tibenham | Assigned to 701BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia