TJ3 History Official on MSN
Richard Bong’s one-on-nine miracle: How the P-38 Lightning forged America’s ace of aces in the skies over New Guinea
On March 11, 1943, Major Richard Bong, flying an olive drab P-38 Lightning over North New Guinea, found himself alone against nine highly skilled Japanese KI-43 “Oscar” fighters escorting a formation ...
TJ3 History Official on MSN
A P-38 Lightning pilot’s fight for survival over the South Pacific
In 1943 the South Pacific was a deadly arena where American pilots battled experienced Japanese fighters across vast ...
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