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December 16, 2006

WWII B-24 Pilot Says He Was Downed While Escorted By Tuskegee Airmen

Supports Recent Controversial Claim By Historians

Warren Ludlum of Old Tappan, NJ told the Associated Press his B-24 was shot down during WWII while under the escort of P-51s piloted by the famed all-black, Tuskegee Airmen.

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B-52 Accidentally Bombs Kansas Lake

USAF Says 'Garbage in - Bombs Away'

In an almost comical incident that could have had decidedly tragic results, a USAF B-52 Stratofortress bomber accidentally dropped its load of concrete practice bombs in Kanopolis Lake near Salina, KS this past July.

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Eglin's 'Combat Hammer' Tests Air-To-Ground Bombing Capabilities

Give Pilots The Chance To Deploy Actual Ordnance

Eglin Air Force Base's western range, Bravo 70, was the site for the largest-ever Combat Hammer weapons system evaluation program (WSEP) December 4 to 8, sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron.

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