Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Richard I. Bong was an American war hero after he shot down 40 enemy planes in the South Pacific. When he returned home in 1945 to take an assignment as a pilot for the new P-80A jet fighter, he didn't realize it would result in the end of his life in a North Hollywood dirt lot.
Jeff visits the site of the August 1945 air crash outside of Burbank, Californis and retells the story of this forgotten hero and his new bride who went on without him.
#richardbong #planecrash #wwii
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Richard I. Bong was an American war hero after he shot down 40 enemy planes in the South Pacific. When he returned home in 1945 to take an assignment as a pilot for the new P-80A jet fighter, he didn't realize it would result in the end of his life in a North Hollywood dirt lot.
Jeff visits the site of the August 1945 air crash outside of Burbank, Californis and retells the story of this forgotten hero and his new bride who went on without him.
#richardbong #planecrash #wwii
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CHECK OUT OUR MANY VIDEOS! All of our videos may be found under the video tab!
Lots of folks will ask us: "Have you done a story on ....(fill in the blank)?)" We suggest that you peruse our video list to see all of the videos that we have done dating back to 2017. The video list is accessible on our home page.
We also have a History Hunters on YouTube Facebook page if you'd like to check it out.
Tell your friends about us, History Hunters! We have surpassed the 201,000 subscriber mark thanks to all of you!
We always are grateful when folks reach out and ask how they can financially support our channel. The best way would be via Venmo @History-Hunters.
We also accept PayPal payments at j.benziger@sbcglobal.net which obviously is our email address. Thank you for supporting us with our travel expenses!
