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Dick Bong Ace Of Aces

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Author : General George C. Kenney
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15

Dick Bong Ace Of Aces written by General George C. Kenney and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.

Major Richard “Dick” Ira Bong died at the tender age of 24 on the 6th 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, his legendary exploits at the helm of his P-38 Lightning had made him a household name. Bong had only recently received the Congressional 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. In this biography his former commanding officer General George C. Kenney recounts his life; from his early life in Wisconsin, his sweetheart Marge, and his aerial exploits. Kenney enriches the narrative with personal anecdotes that illuminate the modest unassuming but determinedly heroic, Ace of Aces. Highly recommended.

Richard Bong

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Author : Pete Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Release Date : 2013-06-19

Richard Bong written by Pete Barnes and has been published by Wisconsin Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-19 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

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 young readers. The engaging narrative is complemented by an accessible format that includes historic photographs, a glossary of terms, sidebars on life in the military, and suggestions for activities and discussion.

Richard Bong

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Author : Don Keith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2023-06-06

Richard Bong written by Don Keith and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-06 with History categories.

The heroic true story of Major Richard Bong, America’s greatest fighter pilot of the Pacific War and the nation’s top flying ace of World War II Arriving as a fresh US Army Air Forces pilot in New Guinea in late 1942, Richard Bong wasted no time taking on the Japanese, shooting down two planes in an early skirmish—an action that earned him a Silver Star. Over the next two years, Bong would amass the US armed forces’ most impressive record of aerial victories of the entire war, surpassing even the great Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I tally and notching forty kills. In December 1944, he was personally awarded the Medal of Honor by General Douglas MacArthur. Now acclaimed author Don Keith recounts the remarkable saga of Bong’s war years as well as his tragic death while serving as a test pilot.

Memories

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Author : Marge Bong Drucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995-07-01

Memories written by Marge Bong Drucker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07-01 with Fighter pilots categories.

Dick Bong

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Author : George C. Kenney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-05

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Richard "Dick" Bong was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots. Between December 27, 1942, and December 17, 1944, he shot down forty Japanese aircraft. This achievement meant that he was the U.S.A.'s top flying ace through the course of the Second World War. George C. Kenney, commanding officer of the Fourth Air Force, knew Bong well and his biography of the young hero brings Bong's short career in the air force to life. One of Kenney and Bong's first encounters had been when Bong had been cited and temporarily grounded for looping the Golden Gate bridge, flying at low level down Market Street in San Francisco, and blowing the clothes off an Oakland woman's clothesline. Kenney reprimanded him saying ""there is no need for me to tell you again that this is a serious matter. If you didn't want to loop around that bridge or fly down Market Street I wouldn't have you in my Air Force, but you are not going to do it any more and I mean what I say." Yet, Kenney was also aware of Bong's flying skill and although he might have been a bit of a daredevil he acknowledged that for the U. S. Air Force to pose a serious threat to the Japanese "We needed kids like this lad." Dick Bong: America's Ace of Aces is a remarkable book that uncovers the short, but fascinating, career of America's greatest fighter pilot. It is full of brilliant insights provided by Kenney who was able to watch this young man develop before his life was cruelly cut short testing a jet aircraft shortly before the war ended. "Both flight enthusiasts and students of the second world war will read with considerable interest of the events of Dick Bong's life in a book which sticks close to its subject" Kirkus Reviews George C. Kenney was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II. He is best known as the commander of the Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA), a position he held from August 1942 until 1945. Kenney wrote three books about the SWPA air campaigns he led during World War II. He also wrote The Saga of Pappy Gunn in 1959 and Dick Bong: Ace of Aces in 1960, which described the careers of Paul Gunn and Richard Bong, two of the most prominent airmen under his command. He passed away in 1977.

Dick Bong

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Author : George C. Kenney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-06-07

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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.

A Wee Bit Of Wisconsin

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Author : Brian D'Ambrosio
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Dick Bong

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Author : George C. Kenney
language : en
Publisher: Richard I Bong Wwii Heritage center
Release Date : 2002-09-01

Dick Bong written by George C. Kenney and has been published by Richard I Bong Wwii Heritage center this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-01 with Fighter pilots categories.

Hearings

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Author : United States. Congress. House
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959

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Hearings Before And Special Reports Made By Committee On Armed Services Of The House Of Representatives On Subjects Affecting The Naval And Military Establishments

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956

Hearings Before And Special Reports Made By Committee On Armed Services Of The House Of Representatives On Subjects Affecting The Naval And Military Establishments written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Legislative hearings categories.