Colin Kelly (? - December 10, 1941) was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew bombing runs against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the first days after the Pearl Harbor attack. He is remembered as a war hero for sacrificing his own life to save his crew when his plane became the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat. On December 10, 1941, Kelly's plane lifted off from Clark Field in the Philippines. During its bombing run, Kelly's bomber hit the Japanese cruiser Japanese cruiser Ashigara. On its return flight the bomber came under attack by Mitsubishi Zero, one of which was piloted by famed Japanese flying ace Saburo Sakai. Kelly stayed at the controls of the badly damaged aircraft so that the surviving crew members could bail out. Just after the last crew member escaped the plane exploded. For his extraordinary heroism and selfless bravery, Kelly was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (USA). Aviation artist Robert Taylor (aviation artist) has painted a painting entitled ''The Legend of Colin Kelly.'' ==External links== *[http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/0694valor.asp Air Force Magazine article] - ''Colin Kelly: He was a hero in legend and in fact'' *[http://www.riveting-images.com/Collin_Kelly_-_American_Hero/collin_kelly_-_american_hero.html Artwork of Colin Kelly and Saburo Sakai] by Robert Taylor and Stan Stokes 1941 deaths
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Colin Kelly (? - December 10, 1941) was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew bombing runs against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the first days after the Pearl Harbor attack. He is remembered as a war hero for sacrificing his own life to save his crew when his plane became the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat. On December 10, 1941, Kelly's plane lifted off from Clark Field in the Philippines. During its bombing run, Kelly's bomber hit the Japanese cruiser Japanese cruiser Ashigara. On its return flight the bomber came under attack by Mitsubishi Zero, one of which was piloted by famed Japanese flying ace Saburo Sakai. Kelly stayed at the controls of the badly damaged aircraft so that the surviving crew members could bail out. Just after the last crew member escaped the plane exploded. For his extraordinary heroism and selfless bravery, Kelly was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (USA). Aviation artist Robert Taylor (aviation artist) has painted a painting entitled ''The Legend of Colin Kelly.'' ==External links== *[http://www.afa.org/magazine/valor/0694valor.asp Air Force Magazine article] - ''Colin Kelly: He was a hero in legend and in fact'' *[http://www.riveting-images.com/Collin_Kelly_-_American_Hero/collin_kelly_-_american_hero.html Artwork of Colin Kelly and Saburo Sakai] by Robert Taylor and Stan Stokes 1941 deaths
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