USAAF Major Richard Bong in his P-38 Lightning aircraft 'Marge', Dobodura, New Guinea, circa 1944

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Caption     USAAF Major Richard Bong in his P-38 Lightning aircraft 'Marge', Dobodura, New Guinea, circa 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Dobodura, New Guinea, Australian Papua
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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