Events (4)

• October 6, 1948: B-29 Crashes in Georgia; Subsequent Lawsuit Becomes Focus of Government’s ‘State Secrets Privilege’ Assertion 1948-10-06
• October 12-18, 1948: Initial News Reports Tell of Crash Flight’s Secret Mission 1948-10-12
• Late November, 1948: RCA Asks to See Classified Accident Reports from Banshee Crash, Air Force Refuses
• 1945-1975: NSA’s Operation Shamrock Secretly Monitors US Citizens’ Overseas Communications