1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
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1950-fairfield-suisun-boeing-b-29-crash-181-16447646
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1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
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Northeast of San Francisco, California, on 5 August 1950, a United States Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber carrying a Mark 4 nuclear bomb crashed shortly after takeoff from Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base with 20 men on board. Twelve men were killed in the crash, including the commander of the 9th Bombardment Wing, Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, and another seven were killed on the ground when the aircraft exploded. The base was later renamed for Travis.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_Fairfield-Suisun_Boeing_B-29_crash
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2017-03-17T11:18:10Z
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2024-09-06T14:55:32Z
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