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First B-17 of US Air Force lost in combat.<\/p>\n

Boeing B-17C 40-2045 crashed five miles (8 kilometers) east of Clark Field. The bodies of Captain\u00a0Kelly and Sergeant Delehanty were found at\u00a0the\u00a0crash site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wreckage was found along a rural road 2 miles west of Mount Aryat (Mount Aryat is about 5 miles east of Clark Field). The tail assembly was missing. Parts . . . were scattered over an area of 500 yards. The right wing with two engines still in place remained almost intact although it was burning when the search party arrived. The fuselage and left side of the plane were badly wrecked and burned. T\/Sgt Delehanty\u2019s body was lying about 50 yards north of the wreckage. Capt Kelly\u2019s body . . . was found very near the wreckage with his parachute unopened. . . .\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 Narrative Report of Flight of Captain Colin P. Kelly, Air Corps, O-20811 (deceased) on Dec 10, 1947<\/strong><\/em>, by Eugene L. Eubank, Colonel, Air Corps, Commanding, Headquarters, 5th Bomber Command, Malang, Java, Feb 19, 1942<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.thisdayinaviation.com\/10-december-1941\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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