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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