The Man Who Flew The Memphis Belle

Robert Morgan is a bit of an enigma. Having the personality of both a fighter pilot as well as a bomber pilot. A guy who lives for his crew mates, but also thoroughly enjoys the high life and romantic conquests. It was a different read from the bomber memoires I’ve read so far, wilder, and broader i......more

This is about Robert Morgan and his life leading up to becoming the pilot who flew the Memphis Belle to 25 missions while in Europe. I was hoping for more of a description of some of the missions, but his input on everything else that was going on was great. After he was sent home after accomplishin......more

Morgan is the real deal - 25 missions over Europe in the legendary Memphis Belle and 26 over Japan in the Dauntless Dotty, a B-29. He lived his entire life in the Asheville area, close to where I now live which made his story more vivid. As a memoirist, he's a little sentimental, sometimes unabashed......more

This book looks at the life of a famous B17 bomber pilot during the European campaign of WWII; Col. Morgan was the guy who flew the Memphis Belle through 25 successful missions. This was no small task. For he was the first to do it. Most B17s were shot down way before their 25th mission. But the sto......more