Ace of Aces

<p><strong>Ace of Aces: The Story of Fighter Pilot Dick Bong </strong>was first published in 1960 and recounts the exploits of Major Richard Dick Bong at the helm of his P-38 Lightning. Bong received the Medal of Honor for his achievement of downing 40 enemy Japanese planes in the southwestern Pacific theater and he became a household name in America. His tally made him the highest-scoring American ace of all time a record unlikely to ever be broken. Sadly Bong died at the young age of 24 on August 6 1945 in a flight accident during testing of the P-80 Shooting Star fighter. In <em>Ace of Aces </em>his former commanding officer General George C. Kenney recounts Bong's life: from his early days in Wisconsin his sweetheart Marge his aerial exploits and Kenney's own personal anecdotes. Illustrated with black and white photographs.</p>