Thomas Frederick Dalton-Morgan, DSO, OBE, DFC & Bar (23 March 1917 – 18 September 2004) was a fighter pilot and flying ace of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
He damaged the rudder and engine but was struck by return fire or became the victim of one of the escorting fighters; possibly Unteroffizier Walter Gerigk.
Dalton-Morgan had taken off without properly changing because of the rapid scramble, and he had difficulty and convincing the local constabulary he was not a member of the German crew.
[8] Quickly returning to his squadron, Dalton-Morgan was soon flying combat sorties and shot down four more enemy aircraft over the next three weeks.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) was gazetted on 6 September 1940:[9] This officer has shown great resolution as a fighter pilot and has led his flight, and at times his squadron, with conspicuous success.
For this attack he received a Bar to his DFC on 31 May 1941:[11] This officer has displayed exceptional skill both as a squadron commander and an individual fighter.
Squadron Leader Morgan has contributed in a large measure to the high standard of operational efficiency of the squadronOn 2 October 1941 he shot down another bomber, off Berwick-on-Tweed.
Commanding eight fighter squadrons, Dalton-Morgan organised long-range offensive sorties and bomber escort duties over northern France.
Shortly before the end of the war, he learned his brother John had been killed after being shot down in a de Havilland Mosquito.
He was promoted to the substantive rank of squadron leader on 1 September 1945 and attended the RAF staff College, becoming a senior instructor at the School of Land/Air Warfare.
[18] On leaving the RAF, Dalton-Morgan joined the joint UK/Australian weapons testings facility, at Woomera, which he managed for the next 30 years before retiring in Australia.
In January 1945 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and mentioned in despatches in 1946, the same year he also received the US Bronze Star Medal.