Dick Bong: Ace of Aces

By George C. Kenney

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1387890441
• ISBN13: 9781387890446
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"