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At the crash site of "Marge", a P-38 Lightning assigned to Richard Bong, "993", the last three digits of the U.S. Army Air Force serial number, is stenciled on a wingtip.

On March 24, 1944, piloted that day by 2nd Lt. Thomas E. Malone, the plane experienced mechanical issues and crashed in the mountains on the Rai Coast of Papua New Guinea.

(May 16, 2024)
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At the crash site of "Marge", a P-38 Lightning assigned to Richard Bong, "993", the last three digits of the U.S. Army Air Force serial number, is stenciled on a wingtip.<br /> <br /> On March 24, 1944, piloted that day by 2nd Lt. Thomas E. Malone, the plane experienced mechanical issues and crashed in the mountains on the Rai Coast of Papua New Guinea.<br /> <br /> (May 16, 2024)