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returned to the United States in
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On July 27, 1945, Costello and his crew flew the airplane from
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371:Maurice Clark, Asst. Flight Engineer
195:atomic bomb assemblies (without the
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391:2nd Lt. Jacob Y. Bontekoe, co-pilot
353:Thomas H. Brumagin, Flight Engineer
260:. In June 1946 it was part of the
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412:Carleton C. McEachern, Tail Gunner
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347:Edward M. Costello, Air Commander
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295:It was subsequently assigned to:
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378:Crew B-8 (regularly assigned to
365:Carleton McEachern, Tail Gunner
48:Boeing B-29-50-MO Superfortress
431:strategic bombers of the USAF
150:Glenn L. Martin Aircraft plant
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471:509th CG Aircraft Page, MPHPA
356:Robert J. Petrolli, Navigator
374:James Bryant, Radar Operator
368:David Purdon, Radio Operator
362:James McGlennon, Ground Crew
140:was the last of the fifteen
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861:1950 Fairfield-Suisun crash
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359:John L. Downey, Bombardier
206:The three bombers flew to
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542:B-29 Superfortress family
115:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
94:June 15, 1945 - July 1960
350:Harry B. Davis, Co-Pilot
235:square P tail identifier
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181:Albuquerque, New Mexico
177:Kirtland Army Air Field
158:Wendover Army Air Field
144:B-29s delivered to the
60:Glenn L. Martin Company
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254:Roswell Army Air Field
117:(B-29-50-MO, 44-86347
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146:509th Composite Group
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282:Kelly Air Force Base
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264:task force based on
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166:North Field, Tinian
39:General information
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815:Silverplate
721:Super Guppy
142:Silverplate
123:atomic bomb
1129:Categories
1114:See also:
1056:Top Secret
972:Full House
726:Mini Guppy
658:Transports
381:Top Secret
258:New Mexico
91:In service
76:Radio code
979:Jabit III
958:Enola Gay
923:Big Stink
820:Survivors
810:Operators
789:KJ-1 AEWC
739:Airliners
266:Kwajalein
224:empennage
220:life raft
80:Victor 95
1073:In media
986:Kee Bird
930:Bockscar
830:Variants
494:Archived
460:(2005),
342:Crew A-2
244:Nagasaki
71:44-86347
825:Tip Tow
762:Tupolev
691:Tupolev
655:Tankers
621:Tupolev
549:Bombers
451:Sources
429:FB-111A
327:Okinawa
237:of the
193:Fat Man
86:History
1105:(1980)
1097:(1951)
1089:(1945)
906:(1956)
898:(1956)
890:(1956)
882:(1955)
869:(1952)
798:Topics
746:Boeing
668:Boeing
597:YB-50C
557:Boeing
539:Boeing
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427:Three
212:Hawaii
164:, for
67:Serial
769:Tu-70
698:Tu-75
680:KC-97
639:Tu-85
634:Tu-80
587:XB-44
582:XB-39
575:KB-29
570:B-29D
316:Japan
305:Japan
286:Texas
278:Texas
965:FIFI
675:C-97
629:Tu-4
604:B-54
592:B-50
565:B-29
462:ISBN
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