Dick Bong: Ace of Aces - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781387890460

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by George C. Kenney (Author)

During World War II, Major Richard "Dick" Ira Bong's legendary exploits at the helm of his P-38 Lightning made him a household name. Bong received the Medal of Honor for his exploits of downing 40 enemy Japanese planes in the Southwestern Pacific. His tally of 40 victories made him the highest-scoring American ace of all time, a record that is unlikely to ever be broken. Bong died at the tender age of 24 on the 6th of August 1945 in a flight accident during testing of the P-80 Shooting Star Fighter. His fame was such that news of his death vied with the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima in the US press.

Number of Pages: 84

Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: June 07, 2022

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