GUAM

Andersen Air Force Base

Mission Marge brings legacy of America’s ‘Ace of Aces’ to Guam Airmen

A recovered wingtip from “Marge,” the legacy Lockheed P-38 Lightning flown by U.S. Army Air Forces Maj. Richard Bong, America’s World War II “Ace of Aces” and Medal of Honor recipient, touched down on U.S. soil for the first time in over 80 years at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 13, 2026.

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