Flt. Ldr. Ken A. Jernstedt Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
FLT. LDR. KEN A. JERNSTEDT
Born: July 20, 1917 in Carlton, Oregon
Ken Jernstedt was born July 20,1917 in Carlton, Oregon. He graduated from Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, and entered the Marine Air Corps Reserve for Navy flight training in the class of 131C in 1939. After graduation he served with the First Marine Air Croup, operating mostly out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Upon returning to the States he resigned his commission and signed up with General Chennault and the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) as a Wingman.
After arriving in Burma in late 1941, he was assigned to the 3rd Pursuit Squadron and was soon promoted to Flight Leader. His squadron was assigned to the Rangoon area immediately following Pearl Harbor, and he was credited with his first aerial victory on December 23, 1941. On Christmas Day, twelve Flying Tigers took one more than 130 Japanese fighters and bombers. While serving up and down the length of the Burma Road he was credited with a total of 101/2 victories and became Oregon's first Ace.
When the Army took over the AVG in July, 1942, Jernstedt returned to the States, where he accepted employment with Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, New York, and flew as an experimental test pilot for the rest of World War II. While there he worked on every model of the P-47 except the A, and did a large part of the developmental work on the P-47N, Republic's long range fighter. Besides the Republic planes, during his flying career Jernstedt flew the following: P-12, F4B, AT-6, TBD, SBU, F3F, F4F, P-40, P-51, P-38, F6F, F4U, P-72.
After arriving in Burma in late 1941, he was assigned to the 3rd Pursuit Squadron and was soon promoted to Flight Leader. His squadron was assigned to the Rangoon area immediately following Pearl Harbor, and he was credited with his first aerial victory on December 23, 1941. On Christmas Day, twelve Flying Tigers took one more than 130 Japanese fighters and bombers. While serving up and down the length of the Burma Road he was credited with a total of 101/2 victories and became Oregon's first Ace.
When the Army took over the AVG in July, 1942, Jernstedt returned to the States, where he accepted employment with Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, New York, and flew as an experimental test pilot for the rest of World War II. While there he worked on every model of the P-47 except the A, and did a large part of the developmental work on the P-47N, Republic's long range fighter. Besides the Republic planes, during his flying career Jernstedt flew the following: P-12, F4B, AT-6, TBD, SBU, F3F, F4F, P-40, P-51, P-38, F6F, F4U, P-72.
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FLT. LDR. KEN A. JERNSTEDT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 269268Photograph signed: "Ken Jernstedt". B/w, 8x10, with 3 photos on one surface. Jernstedt is shown beside his P-40 and in the cockpit, while the plane's painted Tiger mouth is featured in the third image.Price: $140.00
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FLYING TIGERS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 296251Photo montage on a single sheet, showing aircraft and crews of the famous unit, and a map of their area of operations, signed by all four Photograph signed: "Chuck Older", "Chuck Baisden", "Ken Jernstedt/AVG/#88", "Frank Losonsky". B/w, 8x10.
Price: $700.00
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LT. COL. CHARLES H. OLDER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 290140Photo montage signed by three members of the American Volunteer Group in China Photograph signed: "Charlie Bond/AVG Flying Tigers", "Ken Jernstedt", "Chuck Older". B/w, 8x10. Photo montage with 9 images.
Price: $320.00
