GB 0099 KCLMA Morton - MORTON, Wg Cdr James (1916-1982)

3 files

GB 0099 KCLMA Morton Created 1936-1950 Collection (fonds) 3 files

Born in 1916; educated at Loretto School and Pembroke College, Cambridge; joined Cambridge University Auxiliary Air Squadron, 1936-1938; No 603 City of Edinburgh Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force, 1939-1941; involved in repelling German air attack on the Forth Road Bridge, Oct 1939; took part in Battle of Britain, 1940; served as night fighter pilot, 1941; served with 539 Sqn,1942-1943, and 219 Sqn, UK and North Africa, 1943; in charge of night fighter training at RAF HQ Command, 1944-1945; 613 Sqn, Auxiliary Air Force, 1946-1949; became excecutive director of a consultancy firm which pioneered the process of continuous casting of steel, 1950; died in 1982.

Copies made by the Centre in 1983 and 1984 from originals loaned by the family.

Copies of papers relating to his service with the RAF, 1936-1950, principally comprising log books, 1936-1949, notably covering his service in World War Two, UK, 1939-1945, and North Africa, 1943; notebook containing descriptions of his active service, 1939-1943, notably his involvement in the defence of the Forth Road Bridge, Oct 1939, and the Battle of Britain, Jul-Oct 1940;press cuttings relating to the RAF in World War Two, dated [1940-1946].

3 files.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
English

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

Jul 1997 Air warfare Armed forces Battle of Britain (1940) Documents Europe Forth Road Bridge Information sources International conflicts International relations Log books Military engineering Military organizations North Africa Organizations RAF , Royal Air Force x Royal Air Force Scotland State security UK War Warfare Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) London England

Copies made by the Centre in 1983 and 1984 from originals loaned by the family.

Copies of papers relating to his service with the RAF, 1936-1950, principally comprising log books, 1936-1949, notably covering his service in World War Two, UK, 1939-1945, and North Africa, 1943; notebook containing descriptions of his active service, 1939-1943, notably his involvement in the defence of the Forth Road Bridge, Oct 1939, and the Battle of Britain, Jul-Oct 1940;press cuttings relating to the RAF in World War Two, dated [1940-1946].

3 files.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

• English

• Latin

English

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

• English