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1944 crash's wingtip returns
A piece of a World War II P-38 fighter plane belonging to the nation's top flying ace, Maj. Richard Bong, has been recovered from a crash site in Papua New Guinea and returned to Wisconsin. Bong, known for achieving 40 confirmed air victories during the war, flew the aircraft named after his wife, Marjorie “Marge” Vattendahl. The wreckage was found after an eighty-year search, and the wingtip was transported to the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Wisconsin, with additional parts sent to Papua New Guinea’s national museum.
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