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Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace (Badger Biographies Series) by Pete Barnes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 flyers in under three years - beating the record of 26 set by Eddie Rickenbacker in World War I. His accomplishments won this modest pilot the title "Ace of Aces" and a Congressional Medal of Honor awarded by General MacArthur himself. Follow Bong as he navigates his way through basic training, flight school, and life on an overseas army base. Watch as he takes to the skies in his P-38 fighter jet, outflying Japanese aircraft with barrel rolls, dives, and turns. Celebrate as he meets and marries the love of his life back home in Wisconsin, and mourn as his life comes to a swift and unexpected end during an ill-fated training flight in California. __Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace__ is part of the Badger Biographies series for you

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Author

Pete Barnes

Publisher

Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870205484

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

3.78 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14