B-52 bomber crash in Western Maryland, 1964
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This collection comprises the news stories published by Cumberland and Oakland newspapers at the time a B-52 bomber crashed in a snow storm on Big Savage Mountain, near Grantsville, Garrett County, on January 13, 1964. The B-52 bomber had crew of five and two thermonuclear bombs flying in it. The crash resulted in a massive search for the location of the plane, and for the crew, four of whom had ejected from the plane.
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