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Richard Bong
Title
Richard Bong / 3 Roads Communications, Inc.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : 3 Roads Communications, Inc, [2003]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2003
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (23 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by 3 Roads Communications, Inc., 2003.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 17, 2017.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, May 17, 2017)
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Richard Bong was the top scoring ace of WWII, shooting down 40 enemy aircraft. He began flying his P-38 in the Pacific Theater in late 1942 and had already surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker's 26 kills by April of 1943. Bong achieved his 40th and final kill in 1944. He went on to become a test pilot of jet fighters, but died tragically on a routine flight when his P-80 malfunctioned after takeoff, on the same day the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Legends of Air Power
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Richard Bong: Introduction (1:27)
Bong's Early Years (2:06)
Natural Pilot (3:30)
Flight Antics (2:46)
Air Combat (1:59)
Combat Record (3:31)
Ace of Aces (4:07)
National Hero (1:51)
Bong's Death (1:28)
Credits: Legends of Air Power: Richard Bong (0:29)
Videorecording number
129044 Infobase
128998s Infobase
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
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