Fire in Aircraft Hangar.— Fire, fed by exploding drums .of paint and petrol, roared through two maintenance hangars at McChord Field, near Tacoma, Washington, today, destroying three million dollars worth of aircraft. A United States Air Force spokesman said four planes were stored in the hangars, a C-124 and a C-118, both military transports, and two smaller planes.—Seattle, January 15.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28179, 18 January 1957, Page 6
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