Don Robins Miraculously Escapes the First B-17 Lost in WW2

2023-02-20

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It was the morning of December 10, 1941. Captain Colin Kelly and Lt. Don Robins piloted their B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber on to the bombed-out runway at Clark Field in The Philippines. They refueled, loaded bombs, and took off again -- headed toward a Japanese aircraft carrier . . . and the stuff of legends. That day Capt. Colin Kelly would become the first widely celebrated hero of World War 2. But . . . his co-pilot Lt. Don Robins’ story on that December morning is nothing short of mirac...

It was the morning of December 10, 1941. Captain Colin Kelly and Lt. Don Robins piloted their B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber on to the bombed-out runway at Clark Field in The Philippines.

They refueled, loaded bombs, and took off again -- headed toward a Japanese aircraft carrier . . . and the stuff of legends.

That day Capt. Colin Kelly would become the first widely celebrated hero of World War 2.

But . . . his co-pilot Lt. Don Robins’ story on that December morning is nothing short of miraculous.

And this was just day 3 of the war.

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