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80 YRS AGO: The tragic crash of Maj. Bong, August 6th, 1945

Skywarrior Media creator Bruce Gamble, an award-winning author and military historian, presents the amazing story of Major Richard Bong. The top fighter ace in American history, Bong scored 40 aerial victories in the Pacific theater during World War II while flying Lockheed P-38 Lightnings. After surviving 3 combat tours, he was tragically killed in a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star on August 6,1945, the same day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The video examines the backstory of Bong's life on a small farm in Wisconsin and pays particular attention to the circumstances surrounding his fatal accident--especially the controversial claim by famed test pilot Chuck Yeager that the accident was Bong's own fault. The video was produced with the support of the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center and features numerous rare photographs and video clips. Also in the Skywarrior Media lineup is the 7-part series titled Black Sheep Chronicles, about VMF-214 in World War 2. It presents the unvarnished combat story of the US Marine Corps' most celebrated squadron and its fascinating leader, Gregory “Pappy” Boyington. His best-selling autobiography Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, inspired an NBC television series of the same name starring Robert Conrad and several F4U Corsair fighters. Videos in the Black Sheep Chronicles series: Part 1: Wildcat Days    • Part 4: Islands in the Sun | F4U Corsairs ...   Part 2: Swashbucklers    • Part 2: Swashbucklers | F4U Corsairs | VMF...   Part 3: Boyington’s Bastards    • Part 3: Boyington's Bastards | F4U Corsair...   Part 4: Islands in the Sun    • Part 4: Islands in the Sun | F4U Corsairs ...   Part 5: Gunfights Over Rabaul    • Part 5: Gunfights Over Rabaul | F4U Corsai...   Part 6: Inferno    • Part 6: Inferno | Rare color footage | F4U...   Part 7: The Real Pappy Boyington    • Part 7: The Real Pappy Boyington | VMF-214...   The series features rare archival photographs and film footage, together with the concise narration of historian Bruce Gamble, to tell the history of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in the Pacific War from 1942 – 1945. The squadron fought in the Solomon Islands at such fabled locations as Guadalcanal and Bougainville, with many missions over the Japanese strongholds at Rabaul, New Britain. Special emphasis is placed on Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, leader of the Black Sheep Squadron through its most intense combat tours. He flew P-40 Warhawks with the famed Flying Tigers before leading the Black Sheep, earned a Medal of Honor, and remains the highest scoring fighter ace in Marine Corps history with 28 official victories. Skywarrior Media uses the most accurate and authentic archival footage available. Rare clips feature famous World War II aircraft such as F4U Corsairs, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, P-40 Warhawks, A6M Zeros, SBD Dauntlesses, TBF Avengers, B-17 Fortresses, B-24 Liberators, B-25 Mitchells, P-38 Lightnings, and G4M Bettys. Many scenes include actual gun camera footage of intense aerial combat. Other scenes feature famous ships such as the aircraft carrier USS Franklin, and there are several depictions of aircraft accidents and crashes. Licensed soundtrack provided by https://slip.stream/