Press space for next image. This famous B-17 was assigned to the 324th BS/91st BG in the spring of 1942 and began flying against France and Germany in November. It's first mission was on 7 November and was a successful mission to some submarine pens in France. The last mission was an also uneventful flight to Lorient, France, on 17 May 1943. Maj Robert Morgan and his crew had completed 25 missions and were sent back to the United States in June for a war bond tour. CREW: Crewman Name Notes Pilot Robert Morgan Co-pilot James Verinis Bombardier Vincent Evans Navigator Charles Leighton Engineer ‘Levy’ Dillon 4 missions Engineer Eugene Adkins 6 missions Engineer Harold Loch 15 missions Radio operator Robert Hansen Ball turret Cecil Scott L waist gunner Bill Winchell R waist gunner E S Miller 15 missions R Waist gunner ‘Tony’ Nastal 1 mission Tail gunner John Quinlan (Positions with multiple crewmen organized by time when first and last assigned to the crew) VICTORY CLAIMS: Turret Name Date Claim Ball McMally 17 Nov Bf 109 probable Tail Quinlan 17 Nov Fw 190 probable Cheek Evan 20 Dec Fw 190 downed Top Dillon 3 Jan Fw 190 downed Tail Nastal 3 Jan Fw 190 downed [1] Tail Nastal 6 Mar Fw 190 downed [1] Tail Quinlan 28 Mar Fw 190 downed Waist Miller 5 April Fw 190 downed [1] Waist Winchell 5 April Fw 190 probable [1] Ball Scott 15 May Bf 110 damaged Waist Winchell 17 May Fw 190 downed Notes: [1] Claimed in another B-17 Mission Date Target Notes 1/1 7 Nov Breest 2/2 9 Nov St Nazaire 3/3 17 Nov St Nazaire 4/4 6 Dec Lille 5/5 20 Dec Romilly 6/— 30 Dec Lorient [1] 7/6 3 Jan St Nazaire 8/7 13 Jan Lille 9/8 23 Jan Lorient —/9 4 Feb Emden [2] 10/10 14 Feb Hamm 11/11 16 Feb St Nazaire —/12 26 Feb Wilhelmshaven [2] 12/13 6 Mar Lorient 13/14 12 Mar Rouen 14/15 13 Mar Abbeville 15/16 22 Mar Wilhelmshaven 16/17 28 Mar Rouen 17/18 31 Mar Rotterdam —/19 5 April Antwerp [2] 18/20 16 April Lorient 19/21 17 April Bremen 20/22 1 May St Nazaire —/23 4 May Antwerp [2] 21/— 13 May Meaulte [1] 22/— 14 May Kiel [1] 23/24 15 May Wilhelmshaven 24/25 17 May Lorient 25/— 19 May Kiel [1] Notes: Missions: Missions flown by plane/flown by crew [1] flown by different crew [2] Morgan crew in different B-17
Dedicated to the now-deceased crew of the "MEMPHIS BELLE," and all of those at the USAF Museum who restored her.
