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Air crash deaths heavy during fifty two
Airplane accidents killed almost a thousand civilians and hundreds of military personnel in the United States last year. The Civil Aeronautics Board cites 245 civilian deaths in commercial transport and notes military losses unknown due to security. Early in the year bomber accidents spiked with 297 service members killed on the North Pacific rim between November and December.
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