▁south ▁and ▁fle w ▁over ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Wisconsin . ▁The ▁bom bers ▁fle w ▁a ▁low - level ▁flight ▁between ▁The ▁Pent agon ▁and ▁Washington ▁Monument ▁in ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August . ▁Comple ting ▁this ▁aer ial ▁demonstr ation , ▁they ▁head ed ▁for ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁landing ▁ 3 1 ▁hours ▁after ▁launch ▁from ▁Japan ▁and ▁covering ▁ 7 , 0 8 6 ▁miles . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁group ▁deployed ▁ 3 0 ▁B - 2 9 s ▁to ▁G ie bel stadt ▁Army ▁Air field , ▁near ▁Wür zburg , ▁West ▁Germany . ▁This ▁flight ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁bom ber ▁formation ▁flow n ▁from ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁A AF ▁over se as ▁to ▁date , ▁landing ▁in ▁Germany ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September . ▁During ▁their ▁ten - day ▁stay , ▁the ▁group ▁bom bers ▁participated ▁in ▁training ▁operations ▁over ▁Europe , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁show - of - force ▁display ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁The ▁flight ▁re deploy ed ▁from ▁Germany ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September . ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁a ▁B - 5 0 ▁Super fort ress ▁( develop ed ▁from ▁the ▁f amed ▁B - 2 9 ) ▁and ▁named ▁L ucky ▁Lady ▁II ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁C ars well ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁non stop ▁flight ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁C ars well ▁after ▁mid -