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Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
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1966 Palomares incident
Collision between a USAF B-52G and KC-135 over the Mediterranean Sea near Spain
The Palomares incident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a United States Air Force B-52G bomber collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refueling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Spanish village of Palomares in Almería province. The collision…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
US Air Force strategic bomber (1955–present)
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range subsonic jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since 1955 and was flown by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
US military aerial refueling and transport aircraft
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
B28 nuclear bomb
Nuclear bomb
The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers, attack aircraft and bomber aircraft. From 1962 to 1972 under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian CF-104 squadrons known as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Palomares, Almería
Town along the Mediterranean Sea in Andalusia, Spain
Palomares is an agricultural, fishing, and tourist town along the Mediterranean Sea in the Almería province of Andalusia, Spain. It is about 20 metres above sea level. The village falls within the municipality of Cuevas del Almanzora.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)