Stanley B Morrill
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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