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Early B-17 Flying Fortress bombers and the story of Colin Kelly who won the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in mission against the Japanese cruiser Natori.

Colin Purdie Kelly Jr. was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot who flew missions against the Japanese navy in the first days after Pearl Harbor. He is remembered as one of the first American heroes of the war after ordering his crew to bail out shortly before his aircraft exploded. His was the first American B-17 to be downed in action. Kelly was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for "extraordinary heroism" and "selfless bravery". Kelly had earlier in peace time also been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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