Photo detail

Flying Tiger Ken Jernstedt stands next to his plane during World War II. Piloting the iconic aircraft over Burma in 1941-42, he shot down more than 10 Japanese airplanes.

Stories this photo appears in:

Tease photo

Ken Jernstedt:A pilot and a gentleman

The Hood River community, and all of Oregon, mourns the death of Ken Jernstedt Sr., community leader and true war hero. He died Feb. 4 at age 95.

Tease photo

Ace Ken Jernstedt dies at 95

Oregon’s first flying ace died Monday at age 95.

Comments

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Sign in to comment