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USAF F15 Kingsley Heritage

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USAF F15 Kingsley Heritage

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Special scheme applied to a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (2019)

The 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field sought to honor its namesake, 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley, by unveiling an aircraft painted in memory of his sacrifice 75 years ago,

Dubbed the Heritage Jet, paint crews worked to include items directly drawn from Kingsley’s time in WWII where he was a bombardier on the crew of a B-17 bomber.

Kingsley sacrificed his life in the execution of that duty, saving the life of a wounded tail gunner, Michael J. Sullivan, by taking off his parachute and strapping it on the wounded man as their badly damaged aircraft lost altitude. With that decision Kingsley was forced to remain on the aircraft as it crashed. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty,” states the citation.

Based at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base, Oregon, USA

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Re: USAF F15 Kingsley Heritage

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Amazing story and repaint!
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