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| Description | A U.S. Air Force Republic EF-84D-1-RE Thunderjet (s/n 48-641) converted for use in Project Tom-Tom in wingtip hookup with a Boeing B-29 shown here in a hangar, giving a close up view of the wing-tip coupling mechanism. This aircraft coupled with the B-29 on 24 April 1953. After the automatic system was activated it rolled onto the wing of the B-29, and the connected aircraft both crashed with loss of all onboard personnel. |
| Date | circa 1952 |
| Source | U.S. Air Force photo [1] from the USAF Aeronautical Systems Center History Office [2] |
| Author | USAF |
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