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James Webb Morton

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James Webb Morton

Birth
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Death
30 Mar 1967 (aged 49)
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of James Webb Sr and Anna Federick Morton

James Morton was killed when the Delta Air Lines Inc. DC 8 training flight he was on crashed while simulating a two engine out landing at New Orleans International Airport. There were 4 other pilots and 1 FAA observer onboard the trainer that were killed. There were 13 other fatalities on the ground.

Aircraft accident - Delta 9877 / DC-8-51, Ship 802, N802E, Trng Flt, New Orleans
Contributor: JLC (49060989)
Son of James Webb Sr and Anna Federick Morton

James Morton was killed when the Delta Air Lines Inc. DC 8 training flight he was on crashed while simulating a two engine out landing at New Orleans International Airport. There were 4 other pilots and 1 FAA observer onboard the trainer that were killed. There were 13 other fatalities on the ground.

Aircraft accident - Delta 9877 / DC-8-51, Ship 802, N802E, Trng Flt, New Orleans
Contributor: JLC (49060989)


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  • Created by: SsjD
  • Added: Sep 12, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215499818/james_webb-morton: accessed ), memorial page for James Webb Morton (31 Jan 1918–30 Mar 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215499818, citing Mandeville Cemetery, Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by SsjD (contributor 48849350).