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Aircraft is Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress, serial 42-24579 "Eddie Allen". Photo taken in India or China, summer 1944. This plane was named after Eddie Allen, a chief test pilot at Boeing
Aircraft Co., who built and presented the plane to the Army Air Forces, The test pilot was killed in the second
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, the unit was placed on full alert and all aircraft were kept armed and "bombed-up" at all times. On many occasions, the units' B-18's got off following a "scramble" on only 15 minutes notice. As the strength of Air Corps units in the Antilles grew and was
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Operations: Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941 – May 1943. Combat in CBI, 5 June 1944 – 29 March 1945, and Western Pacific, 5 May-14 Aug 1945.
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technicians making modifications of B-29 aircraft. Deployed to the new
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Imperial Iron and Steel Works at
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1012:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
973:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
293:, Puerto Rico, on 1 April 1941, and assigned to the newly formed
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Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces
1097:"VI Bomber Command In Defense Of The Panama Canal 1941–45"
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on 17 June where it was assigned LB-30 aircraft and later
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VI Bomber Command in Defense of the Panama Canal 1941–45
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VI Bomber Command in Defense of the Panama Canal 1941–45
333:. In May it moved back to Panama, being assigned to
322:. Anti-submarine patrols were made over the Pacific.
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908:Ravenstein, pp. 68-69 (inactivation of 40th Wing
1066:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
1006:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
695:, Kansas, 20 June 1960 – 1 September 1964
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353:45th Bombardment Squadron B-29 Superfortress
1694:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
649:, Panama Canal Zone, c. 22 May-15 June 1943
267:. It was inactivated on 1 September 1964.
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617:Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico, 1 April 1941
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
2541:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
671:, Mariana Islands, April-7 November 1945
475:in April 1945, becoming part of the new
255:unit. Its last assignment was with the
2382:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
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721:Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, 1942–1943
967:Air Force Combat Units of World War II
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742:Boeing YB-29 Superfortress, 1943–1944
643:, Galápagos Islands, 18 February 1943
420:by using its forward staging base at
307:Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
7:
3559:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
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944:Air Force Historical Research Agency
596:, 1 April 1941 – 1 October 1946
46:adding citations to reliable sources
848:"45th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)"
683:, Arizona, c. 13 May-1 October 1946
1101:Planes and Pilots of World War Two
365:very heavy bombers. Trained under
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312:45th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
228:45th Bombardment Squadron emblem
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3373:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
3201:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
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938: This article incorporates
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829:"40th Bombardment Group (Heavy)"
567:, Very Heavy on 20 November 1943
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3145:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
2509:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
1057:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
953:. Paducah, KY: Turner Pub. Co.
33:needs additional citations for
677:, California, 27 November 1945
369:for an extended period due to
1:
4639:United States Army Air Forces
4022:United States Army Air Forces
3441:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
3060:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
2536:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
2531:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
1044:The Boeing B-29 Superfortress
1003:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
964:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
570:Inactivated on 1 October 1946
3446:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
3378:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
3206:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
2526:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
737:Boeing YB-17 Flying Fortress
718:Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1941–1942
548:(Medium) on 22 November 1940
3431:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
3120:North American B-45 Tornado
3105:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
725:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
448:, Japanese-occupied China,
217:Distinguished Unit Citation
57:"45th Bombardment Squadron"
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3393:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
3363:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
3216:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
3196:North American F-2 Mustang
3135:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
633:, Panama, 13 November 1942
510:Reactivated in 1953 under
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3745:Northwest Airfield (Guam)
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3456:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
3211:North American F-86 Sabre
3130:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
3110:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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1541:Calumet Air Force Station
750:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
687:Smoky Hill Air Force Base
575:45th Bombardment Squadron
565:45th Bombardment Squadron
558:45th Bombardment Squadron
553:Activated on 1 April 1941
546:45th Bombardment Squadron
383:China-Burma-India Theater
287:45th Bombardment Squadron
249:45th Bombardment Squadron
203:China-Burma-India Theater
140:Smoky Hill Air Force Base
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123:45th Bombardment Squadron
3320:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
580:Activated on 28 May 1952
469:Northern Mariana Islands
3740:North Airfield (Tinian)
3730:Isely Airfield (Saipan)
3451:Convair C-131 Samaritan
3115:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
1042:Mayborn, Mitch (1971).
637:Seymour Island Airfield
253:United States Air Force
230:(approved 6 March 1942)
185:United States Air Force
3750:West Airfield (Tinian)
3725:Harmon Airfield (Guam)
3421:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
3388:Lockheed Martin KC-130
3335:Martin RB-57D Canberra
949:Hagedorn, Dan (1995).
940:public domain material
752:, 1944–1946; 1953–1954
594:40th Bombardment Group
354:
295:40th Bombardment Group
134:40th Bombardment Wing
4458:XXXVI Fighter Command
3735:North Airfield (Guam)
3426:Fairchild C-82 Packet
3416:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
3125:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
1144:Strategic Air Command
922:Ravenstein, pp. 68-69
756:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
693:Forbes Air Force Base
689:, Kansas, 28 May 1952
600:40th Bombardment Wing
560:(Heavy) on 7 May 1942
512:Strategic Air Command
506:Strategic Air Command
385:, flying to bases in
379:58th Bombardment Wing
352:
281:Antisubmarine Warfare
261:Forbes Air Force Base
257:40th Bombardment Wing
4466:Antilles Air Command
4462:VI Air Force Service
4453:XXVI Fighter Command
3513:Russell E. Dougherty
3140:Convair B-58 Hustler
731:Martin B-26 Marauder
653:Pratt Army Air Field
150:1941–1946; 1952–1964
42:improve this article
4622:91st Reconnaissance
4396:(Galápagos Islands)
3693:Kalaikunda Airfield
3618:Twentieth Air Force
3100:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
1886:Twentieth Air Force
1881:Sixteenth Air Force
1876:Fifteenth Air Force
1734:RAF Greenham Common
681:Davis–Monthan Field
669:West Field 9Tinian)
544:Constituted as the
359:Pratt Army Airfield
4612:20th Troop Carrier
4587:72d Reconnaissance
4448:VI Fighter Command
3683:Dudhkundi Airfield
3643:Hsinching Airfield
3533:John T. Chain, Jr,
2893:= initial assigned
1719:RAF Bruntingthorpe
1095:Conaway, William.
846:Conaway, William.
827:Conaway, William.
794:experimental B-29.
477:XXI Bomber Command
422:Hsinching Airfield
363:B-29 Superfortress
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345:B-29 Superfortress
299:Douglas B-18 Bolos
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3955:505th Bombardment
3950:504th Bombardment
3940:501st Bombardment
3935:500th Bombardment
3930:499th Bombardment
3925:498th Bombardment
3920:497th Bombardment
3915:468th Bombardment
3905:444th Bombardment
3900:331st Bombardment
3895:330th Bombardment
3832:315th Bombardment
3827:314th Bombardment
3822:313th Bombardment
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3688:Piardoba Airfield
3678:Chakulia Airfield
3661:Pengshan Airfield
3655:Kuinglai Airfield
3649:Kwanghan Airfield
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3538:George Lee Butler
3503:Bruce K. Holloway
3498:Joseph J. Nazzaro
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1754:RAF Upper Heyford
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959:978-1-56311-153-2
781:Explanatory notes
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663:Chakulia Airfield
625:Panama Canal Zone
375:XX Bomber Command
339:Panama Canal Zone
331:Galapagos Islands
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4571:40th Bombardment
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4535:37th Fighter
4530:36th Fighter
4520:16th Fighter
4158:World War II
4021:
3981:21st Fighter
3976:15th Fighter
3622:World War II
3483:Curtis LeMay
3368:Boeing KB-50
3345:Boeing RB-29
3340:Boeing RB-17
3330:Lockheed U-2
1794:Sidi Slimane
1784:RAF Scampton
1642:Presque Isle
1597:K. I. Sawyer
1581:Grand Island
1476:RAF Fairford
1464:Diego Garcia
1387:Rickenbacker
1267:F. E. Warren
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621:France Field
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40:Please help
35:verification
32:
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4540:53d Fighter
4525:32d Fighter
4482:6th Fighter
4402:(Guatemala)
4332:La Chorrera
3853:Bombardment
3786:VII Fighter
2905:Bombardment
2136:Bombardment
1764:RAF Manston
1637:Plattsburgh
1309:Little Rock
1285:Grand Forks
1079:17 December
994:17 December
758:, 1954–1964
739:, 1943–1944
675:March Field
631:David Field
588:Assignments
259:, based at
213:Decorations
199:Engagements
194:Bombardment
4736:Categories
4711:Fourteenth
4706:Thirteenth
4274:Canal Zone
4266:(Trinidad)
4260:(Trinidad)
4254:(Trinidad)
4094:Fourteenth
4089:Thirteenth
3796:XXI Bomber
3470:Commanders
3170:Boeing E-4
2897:activation
1858:Air Forces
1779:Rabat-Salé
1704:Ben Guerir
1423:Vandenberg
771:References
526:Operations
68:newspapers
4721:Twentieth
4716:Fifteenth
4600:Squadrons
4390:(Ecuador)
4307:Aguadulce
4228:Borinquen
4218:(Jamaica)
4212:(Curaçao)
4188:(Antigua)
4179:Caribbean
4172:Airfields
4104:Twentieth
4099:Fifteenth
3791:XX Bomber
3629:Airfields
3403:Transport
3272:LGM-30A/B
2617:Aerospace
2609:Strategic
2551:Refueling
2040:aerospace
2038:Strategic
1895:Divisions
1819:RAF Wyton
1774:Nouasseur
1678:Wurtsmith
1658:Schilling
1654:(unbuilt)
1652:R.I. Bong
1607:Kincheloe
1556:Chennault
1531:Bergstrom
1411:Selfridge
1339:McConnell
1321:Malmstrom
1297:Homestead
1273:Fairchild
1255:Ellsworth
1201:Barksdale
802:Citations
450:Singapore
430:Manchuria
4696:Eleventh
4436:Commands
4376:Atkinson
4372:(Brazil)
4352:RĂo Hato
4240:Benedict
4204:Camaguey
4186:Coolidge
4079:Eleventh
3779:Commands
3718:Marianas
3287:LGM-118A
3230:Missiles
3189:Fighters
1824:Zaragoza
1759:TorrejĂłn
1709:Boulhaut
1687:overseas
1587:Griffiss
1546:Carswell
1526:Amarillo
1510:inactive
1508:former /
1451:overseas
1435:Whiteman
1429:Westover
1405:Sheppard
1231:Columbus
1225:Cape Cod
1189:Andersen
1052:36547156
1028:70605402
989:61060979
813:Maurer,
708:Aircraft
607:Stations
426:Thailand
223:Insignia
4701:Twelfth
4676:Seventh
4513:Fighter
4388:Salinas
4382:Zandery
4363:America
4281:Albrook
4252:Carlsen
4222:Arecibo
4198:Batista
4194:(Aruba)
4084:Twelfth
4059:Seventh
3969:Fighter
3547:Emblems
3355:Tankers
3302:PGM-19A
3297:PGM-17A
3282:LGM-30G
3277:LGM-30F
3262:AGM-129
3155:Command
3092:Bombers
3083:systems
3030:Fighter
3022:(3/46*)
3016:(3/46*)
3010:(3/46*)
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2956:(3/46*)
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2920:(10/46)
2412:Missile
2339:Fighter
1804:U-Tapao
1602:Kearney
1576:Glasgow
1490:(USAFE)
1484:(USAFE)
1478:(USAFE)
1472:(PACAF)
1460:(USAFE)
1375:Patrick
1345:McGuire
1333:McChord
1323:(AFGSC)
1315:MacDill
1303:Lincoln
1291:Grissom
1269:(AFGSC)
1251:(PACAF)
1249:Eielson
1221:(AFSOC)
1213:Bolling
1195:Andrews
1191:(PACAF)
539:Lineage
492:V-J Day
438:Formosa
399:Karachi
381:in the
271:History
155:Country
82:scholar
4681:Eighth
4661:Fourth
4651:Second
4549:Bomber
4506:Groups
4408:(Peru)
4406:Talara
4394:Baltra
4337:Madden
4300:Panama
4291:Howard
4286:France
4264:Waller
4216:Vernam
4206:(Cuba)
4200:(Cuba)
4192:Dakota
4064:Eighth
4044:Fourth
4034:Second
3846:Groups
3702:Ceylon
3267:HGM-16
3257:AGM-86
3252:AGM-84
3247:AGM-69
3242:AGM-28
3237:ADM-20
3081:weapon
3062:(1/47)
3045:(2/47)
3039:(6/47)
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2974:(8/46)
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2962:(8/46)
2926:(8/46)
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2887:Groups
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2848:4241st
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2838:4238th
2833:4228th
2828:4170th
2823:4158th
2818:4157th
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2773:4128th
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2748:4081st
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2738:4047th
2723:4039th
2718:4038th
2713:4026th
2703:3970th
2698:3960th
2693:3920th
2688:3918th
2680:MAJCOM
2029:4310th
1673:Walker
1668:Turner
1627:Mather
1617:Loring
1612:Larson
1592:Hunter
1551:Castle
1496:(USSF)
1470:Kadena
1443:(AFMC)
1431:(AFRC)
1425:(USSF)
1417:Travis
1407:(AETC)
1395:(AFMC)
1393:Robins
1377:(USSF)
1369:Offutt
1363:Nellis
1329:(AFRC)
1311:(AETC)
1299:(AFRC)
1293:(AFRC)
1279:Forbes
1263:(AFMC)
1233:(AETC)
1227:(USSF)
1219:Cannon
1215:(AFDW)
1185:(AETC)
1165:MAJCOM
1161:active
1070:
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873:
762:
733:, 1943
727:, 1943
699:
641:Baltra
500:Tinian
490:After
485:Hikari
473:Tinian
454:Saigon
446:Malaya
434:Borneo
418:Kyushu
414:Yawata
395:Arabia
391:Africa
371:Boeing
265:Kansas
182:
173:Branch
164:
147:Active
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77:
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55:
4691:Tenth
4686:Ninth
4671:Sixth
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4656:Third
4646:First
4475:Wings
4429:Units
4370:Belém
4347:Pocri
4327:David
4322:Chame
4312:Anton
4246:Beane
4234:Losey
4151:USAAF
4074:Tenth
4069:Ninth
4054:Sixth
4049:Fifth
4039:Third
4029:First
3805:Wings
3772:Units
3671:India
3663:(A-7)
3657:(A-5)
3651:(A-3)
3645:(A-1)
3636:China
3615:USAAF
3488:Power
3292:SM-62
3079:Major
3014:498th
3008:485th
3002:467th
2996:449th
2990:448th
2984:444th
2978:307th
2972:301st
2885:USAAF
2783:4133d
2763:4123d
2758:4083d
2753:4082d
2733:4043d
2728:4042d
2708:3973d
2670:376th
2665:307th
2660:306th
2643:AFCON
2629:385th
2624:310th
2599:500th
2594:499th
2589:497th
2579:384th
2574:305th
2569:301st
2564:100th
2505:706th
2500:705th
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2475:451st
2465:390th
2460:389th
2455:381st
2450:351st
2445:341st
2440:321st
2435:308th
2402:508th
2397:506th
2392:407th
2329:509th
2324:494th
2319:484th
2314:465th
2309:461st
2304:456th
2299:454th
2294:450th
2289:449th
2284:416th
2279:410th
2274:397th
2269:380th
2264:379th
2259:340th
2254:320th
2249:319th
2127:Wings
2097:825th
2092:821st
2087:820th
2082:819th
2077:818th
2072:816th
2067:813th
2062:810th
2014:817th
2009:806th
1999:801st
1994:311th
1989:100th
1850:Units
1769:MorĂłn
1739:Goose
1663:Stead
1647:Ramey
1632:McCoy
1622:Lowry
1583:(AAF)
1571:Eaker
1536:Biggs
1518:CONUS
1494:Thule
1466:(USN)
1437:(ACC)
1419:(AMC)
1413:(ANG)
1401:(ACC)
1389:(ANG)
1383:(ANG)
1381:Pease
1371:(ACC)
1365:(ACC)
1359:(ACC)
1353:(ACC)
1351:Minot
1347:(AMC)
1341:(AMC)
1335:(AMC)
1327:March
1317:(AMC)
1305:(ANG)
1287:(AMC)
1281:(ANG)
1275:(AMC)
1261:Eglin
1257:(ACC)
1245:(ACC)
1243:Dyess
1239:(ACC)
1209:(ACC)
1207:Beale
1203:(ACC)
1197:(AMC)
1183:Altus
1175:CONUS
1153:Bases
1146:(SAC)
1064:(PDF)
1036:72556
1010:(PDF)
971:(PDF)
776:Notes
496:Korea
442:Burma
406:Japan
387:India
320:B-24s
89:JSTOR
75:books
4210:Hato
3493:Ryan
3043:55th
3037:27th
2966:98th
2960:97th
2948:92nd
2942:44th
2936:43rd
2930:40th
2924:28th
2655:98th
2650:95th
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2584:452d
2559:11th
2490:703d
2485:702d
2470:392d
2430:91st
2425:90th
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2377:56th
2367:31st
2362:27th
2357:12th
2244:303d
2239:99th
2234:97th
2229:96th
2209:70th
2204:68th
2189:40th
2184:39th
2179:28th
2169:19th
2164:17th
2113:13th
2052:18th
2024:823d
2019:822d
2004:802d
1984:57th
1979:47th
1974:45th
1964:40th
1959:36th
1954:21st
1949:19th
1944:17th
1939:14th
1934:12th
1081:2016
1068:ISBN
1048:OCLC
1032:OCLC
1024:LCCN
1014:ISBN
996:2016
985:LCCN
975:ISBN
955:ISBN
871:ISBN
481:Kure
456:and
285:The
247:The
191:Role
61:news
4156:in
3620:in
2954:93d
2918:7th
2387:82d
2372:33d
2352:4th
2347:1st
2224:93d
2219:92d
2214:72d
2199:43d
2194:42d
2174:22d
2159:9th
2154:7th
2149:5th
2057:22d
2047:1st
1969:42d
1929:7th
1924:6th
1919:5th
1914:4th
1902:Air
1566:Dow
906:See
416:on
397:to
138:at
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