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Robert Knight Morgan (July 31, 1918 – May 15, 2004) was a colonel and a Command Pilot in the United States Air Force from Asheville, North Carolina.During World War II, while a captain in the United States Army Air Forces, Morgan was a bomber pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European theater and the aircraft commander of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle, flying 25 missions.
In 1996, Colonel Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the original Memphis Belle, received the opportunity to fly in this aircraft, while it served with the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Bomb Wing at Robins AFB, Georgia. [35] A General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark (AF Ser. No. 68-0267) was also nicknamed Memphis Belle II for a
Capt (later Col USAF) Robert K. Morgan, 324th Bomb Squadron. An original member of the group, piloted the Memphis Belle in combat and returned it to the United States. Bert Stiles, an author who joined 401st Bomb Squadron in 1944 and completed tour. Converted to fighters and killed in action November 26, 1944.
Opinion: As the beloved Flyboys of this era dwindle in number, may we never forget- nor surrender to time their memory.
Major Robert K. Morgan (31 July 1918 – 15 May 2004), was the assigned airplane commander of Dauntless Dotty.From Asheville, North Carolina, Morgan had been the pilot on the majority of the missions flown by the B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle, which was officially designated the "first" bomber to complete 25 operations in the European Theatre of Operations, while flying out of England ...
Robert Morgan (bishop) (1608–1673), Welsh bishop of Bangor; Robert Clark Morgan (1798–1864), English sea captain; Robert K. Morgan (1918–2004), U.S. Air Force colonel and pilot, commander of Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle is a 1990 war drama film directed by Michael ... Army publicist Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Derringer intends on using Belle's fame ... Morgan, Robert, and ...
In u0022Elvis,u0022 the up-and-coming musician (played by Austin Butler) is shown hanging out with local hero B.B. King, taking in shows together on raucous Beale Street in Memphis.