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Richard Ira "Dick" Bong (September 24, 1920 – August 6, 1945) was a United States Army Air Forces major and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II.He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the country's top flying ace in the war, credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft, all with the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
SUPERIOR, WIS. — The famous P-38 Lightning Fighter plane flown by World War II ace of aces Richard I. Bong — and decorated with a photograph of its namesake "Marge" — was discovered last ...
Searchers announced Thursday they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in ...
A Wisconsin museum is partnering with a historical preservation group in a search for the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans ...
44-53236 Marge – Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin. [41] Under restoration or in storage P-38H. 42-66534 – to airworthiness by private owner in Wilmington, Delaware. [42] P-38J. 42-103988 Jandina III – to airworthiness by WestPac Restorations for the National Museum of World War II Aviation in Colorado ...
Richard Ira Bong in his P-38. Richard I. Bong Air Force Base is an unfinished Air Force base. It was named after World War II aviator Major Richard Ira Bong. The base was intended to be an air defense fighter base for the Chicago and Milwaukee areas. It was conceived in the early 1950s and construction began in the mid-1950s.
Richard Bong's P-38 Lightning, nicknamed 'Marge' was flown by another pilot on March 24, 1944, when it crashed due to mechanical troubles. Search team finds plane once flown by a Wisconsin WWII ...
Richard Bong from Poplar, Wisconsin is recognized as the United States' all time "Ace of Aces". Charles Lindbergh and his visit to Milwaukee after the historic non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. James A. Lovell, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and commander of the infamous Apollo 13 mission.