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Florida Air Losses In Midair Collisions Kill Eleven
Two separate midair collisions over Florida killed 11 airmen during training flights near Tampa and Port St. Joe. At McDill and Tyndall air bases, bombers and a jet fighter collided, bursting into flames and raining debris over towns and forests. Rescue teams recovered remains as witnesses saw burning wreckage and scattered fragments.
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Tampa
Fla. (S
Lando
Tyndall Air Force Base
McDill
Air Force
Panama City
Flat Force Base
McDill Afb
Florida
Arthur F
Ickley Jr
Jane
Port St. Joe
Lisien
South Africa
Pinecastle Air Force Base