Bong Air Force Base (former) in Wisconsin
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Bong Air Force Base (former) in Wisconsin was a planned but never completed U.S. Air Force installation named in honor of World War II flying ace Major Richard Bong.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | planned United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| constructionStatus |
never completed
ⓘ
partially built ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentLandUse |
Richard Bong State Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state recreation area ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Cancelled military air bases of the United States
ⓘ
Cold War military installations of the United States ⓘ Military installations in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeDistinction | top American fighter ace of World War II ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeOccupation | fighter pilot ⓘ |
| honors | World War II flying ace Richard Bong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kenosha County, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | air force installation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Major Richard Bong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Ira Bong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Burlington, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenosha, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerAtPlanning | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedOpeningPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| plannedRunways | yes ⓘ |
| plannedSupportFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| plannedUse |
Air Defense Command base
ⓘ
fighter-interceptor base ⓘ |
| projectStatus | canceled ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.