January 29, 1926
Lt. John A. Macready set a U.S. altitude record of 38,704 feet in an XC05A with Liberty 400-horsepower engines at Dayton, Ohio.
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January 29, 1943
Eighth Air Force dispatched 86 bombers to Frankfurt, Germany. One formation bombed Ludwigshaven instead due to a navigational error. Three bombers and 16 fighters were lost.
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January 29, 1944
During the largest U.S. air operation to date, Eighth Air Force dispatched 809 heavy bombers to drop 1,886 tons of bombs on Frankfurt and Ludwigshaven, Germany.
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January 29, 1959
Tactical Air Command received the first ski-modified C-130A.
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