Eighty-three years ago today, on September 21, 1942, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress took to the skies for the very first time. This four-engine heavy bomber represented a major leap forward in ...
Former Milford resident Robert E. Layman Jr. perished in South Vietnam May 22, 1969, when the U.S. Army medical helicopter he piloted came under enemy fire and crashed. Layman, 20, will join three ...
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The B-29’s Deadliest Enemy Wasn’t Japan
The B-29 Superfortress was designed to bomb Japan from 30,000 feet, but the biggest killer wasn’t enemy fighters or flak—it was the plane itself. Crews depressurized in combat to avoid catastrophic ...
AIRING SUNDAY MORNING AT 11:00 ON KMBC NINE. WELL, THIS WEEKEND YOU CAN CHECK OUT SOME HISTORIC PLAINS AT NEW CENTURY AIR CENTER. THERE’S ONE PLANE, THOUGH, IN PARTICULAR WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF HISTORY.
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X As his family looked on, a Vietnam veteran missing in action for more than 30 years was remembered ...
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