Godfrey Arnold Morrison
Flight Lieutenant · 150107 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 23 May 1944, aged 22
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 23 May 1944: Dortmund · Dortmund. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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18 February 1944
Gazetted: DSO
Distinguished Service Order -
23 May 1944
Died
aged 22
Awards
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO) — gazetted 18 February 1944
This officer was the pilot of an aircraft detailed to attack Berlin one night in January, 1944. When nearing the target area the aircraft was intercepted by fighters. The bomber came under heavy cannon and machine-gun fire and the midupper and rear gunners were killed at the outset of. the fight. Flying Officer Morrison succeeded in evading the attackers but his aircraft had been repeatedly hit. One engine was out of action, and the intercommunication system, the compasses and the air speed indicator were useless; all the controls also sustained some damage. In spite of this, Flying Officer Morrison executed a successful bombing attack and afterwards flew the badly damaged aircraft to base..
Source: CWGC casualty record: MORRISON, GODFREY ARNOLD → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission