Search for plane of WWII ace who shot down 40 Japanese aircraft begins

The hunt is on for a plane flown by a legendary WWII hero who became a national celebrity after his very public declaration of love for his then girlfriend.

Ace pilot Richard Bong, a farm boy from , is credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft during - more than any other American pilot - and was awarded the Medal of Honor.

But he is perhaps even more well known for plastering a huge photograph of his girlfriend Marjorie Vattendahl on the side of his Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter plane - which he nicknamed 'Marge' in her honor.

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