Record #:

2146

Author(s):

Peck, Andrea Downing

Abstract:

During World War II, Colonel Robert K. Morgan of Asheville was the pilot of the Memphis Belle, the first American bomber to safely complete twenty-five missions over Europe between November, 1942 and May, 1943.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 9, Feb 1995, p33-34, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations