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Wright Field in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Wright Field in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical events in Wright Field

1943

29 November 1943
First Atomic B-29 Modifications
Norman Foster Ramsey · World War, 2nd

The first B-29 modification work begins at Wright Field to adapt the aircraft for carrying the new atomic weapons.

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