441028 Richard Bong

 

PHImap copy

Aircraft

bong

P-38J

Weapons

4 X .50CAL M2  Fired with trigger

20MM_M2

Event

Bong flying as wingman on his second day in country encounters 17 KI-43’s while attacking Japanese convoy in Ormoc Bay.

Richard Bong, the World War II fighter ace from Poplar, Wisconsin, was a captain when this photo was taken next to his P-38 fighter in the South Pacific in 1944. At the time, he had 25 Japanese flags flags on the side of his plane to show his score od downed enemy aircraft. Bong went on to down 40 enemy aircraft.

Game Play

Depart from Tacloban and join with Lead. Proceed in formation to Ormoc Bay and shoot down IJAAF fighters.

Aircraft Animation Controls

Canopy Open/Close =automatic