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Richard Collins bids Len Morgan Farewell

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Key Takeaways:

  • Len Morgan was a distinguished World War II veteran, serving first with the Royal Canadian Air Force before the U.S. entered the war, and later with the U.S. military.
  • He had a prominent 33-year career as a commercial pilot for Braniff, progressing from DC-3s to 747s, and continued to fly P-51s in the National Guard.
  • Morgan was a prolific and respected aviation writer, authoring over 30 books (including a P-51 bestseller) and penning the widely read "Vectors" column for Flying magazine for two decades.
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Our fine friend and colleague Len Morgan died on March 11 after a long illness. He was 82.

In his late teens, Len went off to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. The United States had not yet entered World War II and Len and 11 other Americans earned their RCAF wings on November 21, 1941. Len’s parents, Jill and Jack, had moved to the United States from England so Len’s motivation to help out in that dark time for England was obvious. I knew one of the other 11, Charlie Woods, and when he died recently Len told me he thought he was now the last survivor of that young group. It meant a lot to him to have been a part of it.

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