[hchutch]

I don't know if Bong was in that flight. I know that Tom Lanphier was the guy who led the four-plane attack section, and he was the guy who brought justice to Yamamoto for Pearl Harbor.

[Poohbah]

Bong wasn't on the mission, IIRC. The 347th Fighter Group killed Yamamoto; Bong was in the 49th FG.

[WhiskeyPapa]

I don't know if Bong was in that flight.

Bong was not involved in the Yamamoto operation.

The P-38 was/is a great bird. Many German pilots said a well flown P-38 was the toughest Allied fighter. It was the first "energy" fighter that operated well in the vertical and not just in the horizontal turning battles prevalent in WWII. The P-38 late models could also turn tightly as well. It's no accident that the top two American aces flew the Lightning.

Walt