"Major Richard Bong was an example of the……" — Eddie Rickenbacker

Major Richard Bong was an example of the tragic and terrible price… - Eddie Rickenbacker

"Major Richard Bong was an example of the tragic and terrible price we must pay to maintain principles of human rights, of greater value than life itself. This gallant Air Force hero will be remembered because he made his final contribution to aviation in the dangerous role of test pilot of an untried experimental plane, a deed that places him among the stout-hearted pioneers who gave their lives in the conquest of sky and space."

— Eddie Rickenbacker

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