• Zeppo
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    124 months ago

    America’s Ace of Aces. There’s a bridge connecting Superior, WI and Duluth, MN called the Bong Bridge.

    • @[email protected]
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      34 months ago

      dude probably bagged even more than he’s officially credited for too. the guy was a menace to the japanese.

    • @[email protected]
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      114 months ago

      Honestly, it’s a bit disappointing. Why not just go all the way and call it Dick Bong Bridge?

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        4 months ago

        “We’ve erected a 3-kilometer-long tied-arch bridge so people can get into and out of the Superior bay area quicker and easier, and we’ll be dedicating it to World War II pilot Richard Bong.”

        “Okay, what are you calling it?”

        “Right now we’ve got ‘Dick Bong’s Long, Curvaceous Erection for the Repeated Entering and Exiting of a Wet Superior Inlet.’”

        “…We’ll workshop it.”