On June 16, 1943, the crew of B-17E Old 666 demonstrated extraordinary courage during a photographic mapping mission over Bougainville, Solomon Islands, when Captain Jay Zeamer, shot in both arms and legs, and Bombardier Joseph Sarnoski, mortally wounded, refused to abandon their formation and continued fighting, ultimately destroying at least five enemy aircraft and earning the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Crosses for their heroic actions.
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Old 666: The B-17 That Refused to FallAñadido:
June 16th, 1943, [music] over Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Aboard the B-17E Old 666, [music] the crew flew a photographic mapping mission over the heavily defended Bougainville area. Enemy fighters were [music] taking off below. Then Captain Zeamer kept the bomber on course. Shot in both arms and legs, he maneuvered the damaged plane through 40 minutes of [music] combat. Bombardier Joseph Sarnoski was wounded, knocked from his position, then crawled back to his guns and kept firing until he collapsed.
Together, the crew destroyed at least [music] five enemy aircraft. Zeamer and Sarnoski received the Medal of Honor.
The rest of the crew [music] received the Distinguished Service Cross.
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