Searchers think the wreckage of Richard Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter is in the jungles of Papua New Guinea's Madang Province.
MADISON, Wis. — Searchers announced Thursday they’ve discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific .
He released photos of himself in the jungle with chunks of metal on the ground. In one photo he points to what the caption calls a wing tip from the plane stamped with “993,” the last three numbers of the plane’s serial number. Enlarging the photo shows markings that could be two “9s” but they’re obscured by what might be dirt or rust and difficult to make out. Another photo shows a piece of metal stamped with “Model P-38 JK.
The explorers hiked through the jungle until they discovered wreckage in a ravine, Taylan said. At the top of the ravine they found two aircraft engines sticking out of the ground, indicating the plane went in nose-first and buried itself in the ground. Taylan said Bong painted the wing tips red and the paint was still on them.
World War II Papua New Guinea South Pacific Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center Superio Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter Pacific Wrecks Marge Vattendahl Bong Vattendahl Medal Honor Lockheed P-38 Lightning Papua New Guinea's Madang Province
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