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12-Apr-2019

Maj. Richard I. Bong flew this Lockheed P-38J-10-LO Lightning, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. 046

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-p-38j-10-lo-lightning

Maj. Richard I. Bong, America's leading fighter ace, flew this P-38J-10-LO on April 16, 1945, at Wright Field, Ohio, to evaluate an experimental method of interconnecting the movement of the throttle and propeller control levers. However, his right engine exploded in flight before he could conduct the experiment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bong


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