This is a repaint of the Milviz P-38L. "Marge" was the aircraft of Richard Bong. Flying the P-38 Lightning in the Pacific theater Major Richard Bong was the top scoring U.S. Ace during WWII with 40 kills. A skilled flyer, Bong was noted for his silent approaches to his airfield with both engines feathered. As he swooped over the field he would loop his P-38 and land. He claimed to have poor gunnery skills (this was far from the truth in that he was so good at gunnery that his commanding officer had him remain at Luke as an instructor for several months.) for which he compensated by closing on his targets until he was nearly touching them. Repaint by Tom Stovall, based on the paint kit by Milviz.
As a footnote, a search team found the wreckage of Bong's P-38 on May 15, 2024 in Papua New Guinea’s Madang Province.
