Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace

by Pete Barnes

Who would have imagined a farm boy from Wisconsin would be the greatest air hero of World War II? Richard Bong was an athletic and hard-working boy from northern Wisconsin who dreamed of flying from the first time a plane buzzed low over his family farm. When war broke out, he left behind a life of sports, deer hunting, and farm chores to fly the new P-38 Lightning for the Army Air Force. Stationed in New Guinea, Bong shot down a total of 40 Japanese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870204343
• ISBN13: 9780870204340
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7