Enlargement of P-38L Lightning 44-23964 left side of the nose with serial number stencil
The black rectangle wrapped around the leading edge of the wing fillet with a scoreboard of Japanese rising sun flags indicating Bong's 36 aerial victory claims (six rows of six) as of November 11, 1944. Credit: USAAF, 5th AF, 49th FG, HQ Date: circa November 11, 1944
B&W Enlargement
