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This Week In South Dakota History: Aug. 16 - Aug. 22

Aug 21, 2023

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Rapid City air base and Rapid City firemen fight the flames of the crash. (Rapid City Journal)

The worst aviation disaster in South Dakota state history — at the time — took place Aug. 20, 1948, when a B-29 bomber crashed shortly after taking off from Rapid City air base, now called Ellsworth Air Force Base, according to the Rapid City Journal.

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