Show 29 B Bombs Kill Four Wound 29 in Training EGLIN FIELD Fla Sept 17 UP Four Four army infantrymen were fatally injured when live bombs from a flight of B showered down and missed their mark durin during during dur dur- in ing maneuvers here Thursday Twenty-nine Twenty other troops were injured three critically All were Negroes except one a white cap cap- tain tam Names of the dead and in injured injured injured in- in were withheld Seven bombers released 69 bombs weighing pounds each from an altitude of feet a public information officer said Bombs fell around and among the ground troops The troops were in the right place and the bombs weren't the officer said The mishap occurred on the bomb range approximately 12 miles northeast of Eglin's main headquarters during a practice bombing mission in preparation for air ground maneuvers Operation Combine The bombers belonged to the bomb wing stationed temporarily temporarily tem tent at MacDill A F B near Tampa Fla for the maneuvers which officially start Sept 27 Their home base is Biggs field El Paso |