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October 26, 1993

The National Air and Space Museum opens an exhibition featuring the world’s first operational jet bomber, the German Arado Ar 234B Blitz. The exhibition is the second in the museum’s “Air Power in World War II” series.

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Posted: 26 October 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.