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...like a tour of O.D. duty-not fun, but necessary. Snub-nosed, wavy-haired Lightning Pilot Richard Ira Bong, one of the U.S.'s two top aces.† was on exhibition in Washington, and he took it that way, self-possessed, as a well-bred 23-year-old should...
...Lightning on the tail of a Jap fighter, bored in and chased the Jap down to the water. "The guy tried to turn, but his wing dug into the water." He crashed. "I guess he was scared," said Major Bong...
With the air of a man stating a fact familiar to all, Dick Bong said that he had never been "a very hot shooter." He was assigned to go to school now to learn deflection shooting, which he would teach to new pilots. He made it clear that he did not think highly of the Air Forces system of gunnery instruction...
...worried public relations officer broke in, to put more tactful words in the hero's mouth. Bong accepted the amendment, but everyone could see that he was not particularly interested in public relations. His private opinion had been expressed...
Since Johnson flies a P47 Thunderbolt, Army airmen can continue their argument about the relative merits of P-38s and P-475. Johnson flies against the Germans and Bong against the Japs; most airmen lately have been willing to concede that the Germans provide tougher opposition...