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Explorers find what they believe is World War II ace Richard Bong's downed plane in South Pacific
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — 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.
The expedition’s leader, Pacific Wrecks Director Justin Taylan, said that the search team discovered the wreckage in the jungles of Papua New Guinea’s Madang Province on May 15.
Taylan said during a video news conference from Papua New Guinea on Thursday afternoon that the serial number and model identification prove the plane is Marge “definitely, beyond a doubt.”
Local residents initially showed the expedition the wreck of a Japanese fighter plane before telling the searchers about wreckage deeper in the jungle.
Bong, who grew up in Poplar, Wisconsin, is credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II.
Bong was assigned to duty as a test pilot in Burbank, California, after three combat tours in the South Pacific.
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