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B-29 and B-50 squadrons saw intensive action during the [[Korean War]], this time against jet fighter/interceptors using electronic weaponry.<ref name=Boeing1/> Losses were correspondingly much heavier (Five bombers downed in the month of October 1951 alone.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat from World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>). The last B-50s (actually KB-50D tankers) were retired from active service in 1965.<ref name=boeing2/><ref name=Baugher/>
B-29 and B-50 squadrons saw intensive action during the [[Korean War]], this time against jet fighter/interceptors using electronic weaponry.<ref name=Boeing1/> Losses were correspondingly much heavier (Five bombers downed in the month of October 1951 alone.<ref>''Rolling Thunder: Jet Combat from World War II to the Gulf War'', by Ivan Rendall, Dell Publishing, 1997</ref>). The last B-50s (actually KB-50D tankers) were retired from active service in 1965.<ref name=boeing2/><ref name=Baugher/>
=== [[Broken Arrows- Nuclear Weapons Accidents]] ===
The B-29 has been involved in two Broken Arrows, or nuclear weapons accidents. The first occurred on April 11, 1950 when a B-29 departed Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico and hit Manzano mountain several minutes later. The crew of 13 was killed and the Mark 4 bomb was demolished on impact. On August 5, 1950, a B-29 departed Fairfield-Suison AFB, California and crashed while attempting an emergency landing. The aircraft burned, and after 15 minutes the Mark 4 bomb's high explosive detonated, killing 19 firefighters, crewmembers, and rescue personnel.
=== Flight test ===
=== Flight test ===