Ace of Aces: The Dick Bong Story

by Carl Bong, Mike O'Connor, Mike O'Connor

Book Overview

Richard Ira "Dick" Bong (September 24, 1920 - August 6, 1945) is the United States' highest-scoring air ace, having shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II. He was a fighter pilot... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912173068
• ISBN13: 9780912173061
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Champlin Fighter Museum Pr
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

World War II's Number One Ace

There is a lot more to being an Ace than flying an airplane. Richard Bong was a natural and he was in the right places at the right time. This is a good story which covers many of Bong's adventures and tells much about his famaily. There are many qoutes from his letters home. In one leter he tells how he and Tommy McGuire had lost thousands of dollars in a poker game, probably enough to buy a new home after the war, but who cared about money when you were risking your life every day in combat. I wrote THE LAST GREAT ACE and it dovetails with this book, telling the story of America's number two ace, Tommy McGuire.Since this book is hard to find General Kenney's book "Richard Bong, Ace of Aces" might be one to read.