Name: David G Morton
First Name(s): David G
Last Name: Morton
Place of birth: Pennsylvania,
Rank: Capt Pilot
ASN: O-801960
Company: 95th T Car Sqdrn
Unit: 440th Troop Carrier Grp 9th USAAF
Reported as: MIA ► KIA
Date of incident: 27-12-1944
Place of incident: Mande-Saint-Étienne
His story: On December 27, 1944, Morton crew took off with Douglas SKYTRAIN C-47A-75-DL, #42-100906 from the airstrip at Châteaudun, France.
Just before going into the Landing Zone (LZ) Capt David Morton’s airplane was hit bij FLAK and started to climb with glider still in tow. There is stated that 2 crewmembers managed to bail out of the airplane because one saw 2 parachutes coming out of the latter plane.
MACR: 11317
Operation: REPULSE
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: Glider Tow
Unit history of 440th Troop Carrier Group
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