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26 July 1944
Page 2 of MACR 8644 - Loss of P-47 # 42-26461 with Lt Harold J. Morris (Statement of Lt Donald H. Swankowski)
Page 7 of MACR 8644 - Loss of P-47 # 42-26461 with Lt Harold J. Morris (Translation of German report of crash)
![Photo taken by Earl C Fox 397BG's photographer from 42-96181 'Draggin Lady' 26-Jul-44.
The flight in the distance is flight A box 2 and comprised 42-96139 [Lead], 42-96124 'Holy Moses' far right, 42-96123 'Baby Butch' far left and 42-96172.
The near flight, flight C box 2 and comprises 42-96182 'Miss Furie'[Lead], 42-96176 'Lily from Picadilly', 42-96283 and 42-96289.](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-26196.jpeg?itok=JZrIHPvf)
Photo taken by Earl C Fox 397BG's photographer from 42-96181 'Draggin Lady' 26-Jul-44. The flight in the distance is flight A box 2 and comprised 42-96139 [Lead], 42-96124 'Holy Moses' far right, 42-96123 'Baby Butch' far left and 42-96172. The near flight, flight C box 2 and comprises 42-96182 'Miss Furie'[Lead], 42-96176 'Lily from Picadilly', 42-96283 and 42-96289.
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FUEL DUMP
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| Tonnage dropped | 14.5 T |
MARSHALLING YARDS
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56th Fighter Group, 78th Fighter Group, 353rd Fighter Group, 356th Fighter Group.
| Tonnage dropped | 0.00 |
Military | Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Harold Morris studied at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond City. After two years at College there, he moved to Pensacola, Florida. He enlisted in the Air Corps in January 1942 in Oklahoma and followed training...
P-47 Thunderbolt
P-47 # 42-26461 of 78th Fighter Group / 82nd Fighter Squadron was piloted by 1st Lt Harold J. Morris when it was lost on a fighter-bomber mission 26 July 1944 to attack fuel dumps at Fournival, Bois de Mons and Givet (France, close to the Belgian...
B-26 Marauder
Assigned 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. 64 x combat missions flown. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing raid on the Eller railroad bridge, Germany went missing after attacks by enemy fighters, last seen with one engine on fire. 1 x POW, 5 x KIA. 23-Dec-44. MACR...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:43:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'. |
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