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   Was Richard Bong's plane wrecked in the South Pacific?

   • Another pilot was flying the plane when it crashed in March 1944. (Pacific Wrecks/Joel Carillet via AP) MADISON, Wis. -- 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.

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   Who sponsored Richard Bong's P-38 Lightning explorers?

   • This photo provided by Joel Carillet shows explorers sponsored by the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center and World War II preservation group Pacific Wrecks as they photograph manufacturing information from the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's P-38 Lightning in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

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   Who was Richard Bong?

   • “Richard Bong was very famous in World War II. He was a national hero.” Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot during the war. He nicknamed his twin-engine fighter “Marge” after his girlfriend, who he later married. Sign up for WPR’s email newsletter.

   Team combs jungle for clues of crashed plane flown by ace pilot Richard

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   Did Richard Bong fly a plane during WW2?

   • Briana Fiandt, curator of collections at the Bong Center, said a team began the search Tuesday along the coast of New Guinea, looking to find the primary plane Bong flew during combat in the war. “It’s a tie to Richard Bong that is very important to, I think, the whole country,” Fiandt said. “Richard Bong was very famous in World War II.

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   1 day ago · The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in March they were launching a joint ...

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   5 days ago · (Joel Carillet) Decorated ace. In April 1944, he exceeded the 26 aerial kills claimed by America’s top World War I ace, Edward Rickenbacker, making Bong the highest scoring ace in...

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     Wisconsin Native & Medal Of Honor Recipient Richard Bong’s “Marge” WW2 Plane Found In Papua New Guinea

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   5 days ago · The Associated Press. MADISON, Wis. -- 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 ...

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   May 20, 2024 · An expedition is underway to find wreckage of the fighter plane flown by Wisconsin ace pilot Richard I. Bong, who shot down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior is partnering with the nonprofit group Pacific Wrecks to find the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane in Papau New Guinea.

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   Mar 21, 2024 · The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was the longtime plane of ace pilot Richard Bong, a farm boy from far northwestern Wisconsin who gained international fame during World War II. He shot...

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    4 days ago · The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior partnered with the nonprofit group Pacific Wrecks to find the Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane. Bong shot down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II — the most of any American pilot and a record that still holds today.

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    5 days ago · The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced in March they were launching...