The Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilot with more confirmed aerial victories than any other American in World War II

The battle record of America's ace of aces.
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How the P-38 Lightning ended Japan's air superiority in World War II

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning transformed the air war in the Pacific during World War II. Flown by legendary pilots including Richard Bong, Thomas Lynch, Thomas McGuire, and John Mitchell, it introduced ...
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June 25, Greenwood, Miss. / Lockheed P-38 Lightning

A Lockheed P-38L-5LD made an emergency gear-up landing in a field near Greenwood, with the pilot uninjured. The emergency was prompted by a left engine backfire, rough running, and smoke filling the ...
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A Legendary WWII Plane Vanished in the Jungle. 80 Years Later, It Emerged From the Wild—Incredibly Preserved.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bong, who was known as the "Ace of Aces," took down all 40 of those Japanese fighter planes while flying the same aircraft: a ...