Robert Dittmer, left, then 102 years old, left, and his son, Jeff Dittmer, stand by a 1944 Seagrave fire engine during a visit to Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 6, 2022. Robert Dittmer served as a firefighter during the August 1950 crash of a B-29 Superfortress at what was then Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base. Brig. Gen. Robert Travis, commander of the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and the 9th Bombardment Wing, was on board and did not survive. Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base was officially renamed Travis Air Force Base on October 20th, 1950 in honor of the base's fallen commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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NIKON D850
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28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
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53/10
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1/2000
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2000
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