The jubilation the search team felt when it discovered "Ace of Aces" Richard Bong's downed P-38 Lightning fighter plane in a South Pacific jungle reverberated more than 8,000 miles away in northern ...

Fighter aircraft of World War II left a legacy that has impacted modern military planning and aerial warfare. Despite rudimentary technology by today's standards, World War II fighters were remarkable ...

In 1942, a P-38 Lightning went missing during a mission and was presumed lost forever. Over 50 years later, it was rediscovered frozen in a glacier. Watch as we uncover the fascinating story of this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. P-38J Lightning 42-103993 nicknamed “Marge,”with Captain Richard I. Bong in the cockpit. The jubilation the search team felt when ...