MADISON, Wisconsin — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong ...

Searchers announced Thursday they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in ...

Captain Richard J. Bong nicknamed his Lighting P-38 fighter plane Marg after his girlfriend, Marge Vattendahl. The World War II flying ace is shown with his plan at a New Guinea Air Base on March ...

Last Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies 00:30. A Wisconsin museum is partnering with a historical preservation group in a search for the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in ...

DULUTH - Richard I. Bong’s Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a plane perhaps as famous as the World War II ace from northwestern Wisconsin who piloted it, crashed in a jungle near the north coast of what ...

Two historical groups are looking for Richard Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning plane, nicknamed “Marge” in honor of his girlfriend, Marjorie Vattendahl.

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He plastered a blow-up of Vattendahl's portrait on the nose of his plane, according to a Pacific Wrecks summary of the plane's service. Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot. Gen.

Captain Richard J. Bong, of Poplar, Wis., points to a large picture of his girl friend, Marge Vattendahl, on his Lighting P-38 fighter plane pilot stationed at a New Guinea Air Base, March 31, 1944.

Searchers believe they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific.. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior ...