John C. Morgan
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John Cary "Red" Morgan was a United States Army Air Forces pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 1943 bombing run over Germany, which also inspired the charact
Medal of Honor presentation by Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker
Morgan's grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps. A fast and high-flying bomber used primarily
John C. Morgan
…and assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group's 326th Bomb Squadron, RAF Alconbury, England. Morgan, on his fifth U.S. mission, was co-pilot of a crew flying a B-17F, ser. no. 42-29802, to a target in Hanover, Germany, on July 26, 1943 (not July 28 as reported by his award citation below). It was for his participation…
A B-17G, Sentimental Journey, performing at the 2014 Chino Airshow in Chino, California
Installation of fixtures and assemblies on a tail fuselage section of a B-17 at the Douglas plant in Long Beach, California, October 1942
Waist position gun blister of Model 299, not adopted for production
Boeing-built B-17Fs, with the clear-view two-piece Plexiglas bombardier's nose.