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To: fugazi

After parachuting, was the rest of the crew rescued?


6 posted on 12/11/2019 4:27:46 PM PST by Does so (.Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election...)
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To: Does so; Fungi
To answer my own question, here's some of the article's link:

"The nose of the aircraft was now an inferno. Colin Kelly remained at the controls as copilot 2d Lt. Donald Robins moved to the upper escape hatch. At that moment, the bomber exploded, hurling a badly burned Robins clear of the aircraft. "The B-17 crashed about five miles from Clark Field. Colin Kelly’s body was found at the site. The early report of his heroism, which inspired a nation in shock, is in no way diminished by the actual events of that December day in 1941. Alone and far from friendly territory, he attacked and damaged a heavily armed ship, then sacrificed his own life to save his crew."

7 posted on 12/11/2019 4:33:16 PM PST by Does so (.Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election...)
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To: Does so

One airman was hit in the foot by strafing fighters as he parachuted. Everyone else (except for the pilot - and the engineer was killed instantly by enemy aircraft fire) survived and returned to service quickly as they landed close to Clark Field.

Meyer Levin flew some 60 more combat missions, sinking an enemy transport ship during the Battle of the Coral Sea, but was killed in 1943 I believe.


8 posted on 12/11/2019 4:48:22 PM PST by fugazi
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