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"Dave's Dream" Pilot Major Woodrow Swancutt
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Mrs. J.C. Ferguson, pilot Major Woodrow Swancutt, and Dick Johnson standing in front of B-29 airplane, "Dave's Dream" at Truax Field. Major Swancutt, a Wisconsin Rapids native, attended the University of Wisconsin where he had won fame as an intercollegiate boxing champion.
August 17, 1946
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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"Dave's Dream" B-29 Airplane and Crew
August 17, 1946
The original crew of "Dave's Dream," the B-29 airplane which dropped the first atomic bomb on Bikini Island, in front of the plane at Truax Field during a homecoming tour. Last person on the right ...
Airman and Instructors at Truax Field
1944
Airman trainee in cockpit of biplane with two flight instructors standing next to the plane at Truax Field during World War II.
Pfc. Charles F. Moore and Cat Mascot
August 17, 1946
Pfc. Charles F. Moore with cat "Kwajie" who was the mascot of the B-29 airplane "Dave's Dream" and who made the trip over Bikini when the plane dropped the atomic bomb during the first test on July...
Flight Training at Truax Field
1944
Instructor on the wing of a biplane talking with an airman trainee in the cockpit of a plane during flight training at Truax Field during World War II.
Dead Seagulls at Truax Field
October 22, 1946
Bert F. Crary, an employee at Truax Municipal Airport, holding three seagulls killed by an airplane as it landed at the airport.
We Saw You at Air Power Banquet
November 1, 1960
Shown in center is Major Alexander P. de Seversky, pioneer in aeronautical design and engineering, and speaker at the Air Power banquet at the Wisconsin Memorial Union. Talking with him are Ed Dien...
