May 23—SUPERIOR — A team from Pacific Wrecks has discovered one of the most famous World War II aircraft, the P-38 Lightning fighter plane assigned to America's top Ace, Richard I. Bong. "We found her ...
Jun. 12—In this month's episode of Archive Dive, we learn about the search for a piece of Richard I Bong's story — the "Marge" plane. The Poplar man became America's Ace of Aces for downing 40 enemy ...
The Niš incident, a fierce aerial combat between Americans and Soviets in WWII An analysis of the engineering of the ...
World War II Fighter Plane P-38 Lightning "Marge" with ace pilot Richard I. Bong in the cockpit (Credit USAAF, March 1944) P-38 Lightning in the markings of Marge on display at the Richard I. Bong ...
Last September, Justin Taylan received an email from a museum curator asking whether one of the most famous aircraft from World War II remained in Papua New Guinea where it crashed in 1944. As ...
The Richard I. Bong Center is organizing an expedition for the to search for the famous Lockheed P-38 Lightning, “Marge”. The aircraft crashed in Papa New Guinea 80 years ago. The historical center is ...
Key point: The P-38 was a forerunner of modern multi-role fighters. In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corp called for proposals for an interceptor capable of flying 360 miles-per-hour and climbing rapidly to ...
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II. Some experts declare it the best ...
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