Stanley B Morrill

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Lieutenant Stanley B "Fats, Stan" Morril a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Fats" Morril - Killed by B-24 Explosion.' media-401263.jpg FRE 2511 Lieutenant Stanley B "Fats, Stan" Morril a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Fats" Morril - Killed by B-24 Explosion.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2511 - Lieutenant Stanley B "Fats, Stan" Morril a pilot of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Fats" Morril...

Killed when bombs exploded after 2 B-24s collided in mid-air and crashed near Halesworth. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Arizona Rambler
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 March 1944 Killed on 29 March 1944, when two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth.

Buried

Connecticut

Born

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Sources

AccidentReports.com, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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