F/Sgt Carl Lowell Morton, RAF No. 78 Sqdn
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:42 am
Greetings everyone, Looking for hometown on F/Sgt Carl Lowell Morton, DFM, RCAF, R/101074, Navigator
First found him while he was with RAF 23 O.T.U. flying V. Wellington DV700, 14 July 1942, while on training flight S/B carb froze, engine failed, Pilot ordered crew to abandon aircraft, sadly, pilot stayed with aircraft and was killed, also fellow American, F/Sgt Charles W. Auld, R/98159 was too low for the chute to open and was also killed, rest of crew okay
https://www.chelveston-pc.gov.uk/uploads/auld-grave.pdf
Assigned to RAF No. 78 Squadron, on 14 Oct 1942, while flying in Halifax DT510, Ops to Kiel, on return, pilot over corrected during landing due to crosswind and crashed into a hanger, all survived
https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/ai ... dt510.html
Then on 16 November, still with RAF No, 78 Squadron flying Halifax DT522 on mission to Genova, on return, aircraft ran out of fuel, pilot ordered crew to abandon aircraft, Sadly the pilot landed in a river and drowned, rest of crew were okay
Any Help locating his hometown would be appreciated
George
First found him while he was with RAF 23 O.T.U. flying V. Wellington DV700, 14 July 1942, while on training flight S/B carb froze, engine failed, Pilot ordered crew to abandon aircraft, sadly, pilot stayed with aircraft and was killed, also fellow American, F/Sgt Charles W. Auld, R/98159 was too low for the chute to open and was also killed, rest of crew okay
https://www.chelveston-pc.gov.uk/uploads/auld-grave.pdf
Assigned to RAF No. 78 Squadron, on 14 Oct 1942, while flying in Halifax DT510, Ops to Kiel, on return, pilot over corrected during landing due to crosswind and crashed into a hanger, all survived
https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/ai ... dt510.html
Then on 16 November, still with RAF No, 78 Squadron flying Halifax DT522 on mission to Genova, on return, aircraft ran out of fuel, pilot ordered crew to abandon aircraft, Sadly the pilot landed in a river and drowned, rest of crew were okay
Any Help locating his hometown would be appreciated
George