World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James H. Flournoy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Saltville, Virginia
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER IN AN A-29 TWIN ENGINE BOMBER, WHO DIED MAY 29, 1942 WHILE THE PILOT WAS FLYING A LOW LEVEL TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SOME POWER LINES AND CRASHED NEAR PECKHAM, COLORADO. THREE CREWMEN AND TWO PASSENGERS PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.