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Richard "Dick" Ira 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 ...
Richard Ira Bong (* 24. September 1920 in Superior, Wisconsin; † 6. August 1945 in Burbank, Kalifornien) war einer der am höchsten dekorierten Jagdflieger der United States Army Air Forces im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Learn about the life and achievements of Richard Bong, the “Ace of Aces” who shot down 40 enemy planes and received the Medal of Honor. Discover how he became a flying legend, met his wife Marge, and died in a tragic accident.
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7. Nov. 2016 · Richard Ira Bong shot down 40 Japanese aircraft and "ruled the air from New Guinea to the Philippines" on his way to becoming America's Ace of Aces. The top-scoring American ace of World War II, Richard I. Bong was credited with 40 aerial victories. (National Archives) Major General George C. Kenney had had enough.
Richard Bong war ein Berliner Verleger, der 1872 ein Atelier für Buchdruck und Holzschnittkunst gründete. Er ist bekannt für seine Kunstreihen und Gesamtausgaben von Weltliteratur.
Major Bong is the top American ace of all wars with 40 enemy aircraft destroyed in aerial combat. See the full citation from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society website. For more information see the National Museum of the USAF website. Medal of Honor Recipient, WWII,
Learn about Richard Bong, the Wisconsin-born pilot who became America's top ace of aces in World War II, shooting down 40 enemy planes. Explore his life, achievements, legacy and memorial at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center.
