Robert J. Flynn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert J. Flynn
US Navy flight officer
Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1937
Place of Birth: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 15-May-2014
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Robert J. Flynn
- Robert James Flynn (September 15, 1937 – May 15, 2014) was a Commander and Naval Flight Officer bombardier/navigator in the United States Navy.
- As a Lieutenant, he was captured by the Chinese in August 1967 after the A-6 Intruder he was flying in on a mission over North Vietnam was shot down.
- Flynn and his pilot, along with another A-6 Intruder crew, were evading North Vietnamese jets following their mission over Hanoi when they strayed over the border into Chinese air space.
- Downed just over the Chinese border, Flynn was apprehended by the Chinese and held in China as a Prisoner of War where he was tortured and held almost exclusively in solitary confinement for five and a half years.
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