Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 11. April 1950 / Time Line April 11, 1950
Version 3.010. April 1950, 12. April 1950
04/11/1950
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A B-29 aircraft departed from Kirtland Air Force Base [Albuquerque,
NM] at 9:38 PM and crashed into a mountain near the Manzano Base
approximately three minutes later, killing the crew of thirteen.
Detonators were installed in the bomb on board the aircraft. The
bomb case was demolished and some high explosive (HE) material
burned in the gasoline fire. Other pieces of unburned HE were
scattered throughout the wreckage. Four spare detonators in their
carrying case were recovered undamaged. There were no contamination
or recovery problems. The recovered components of the weapon were
returned to the Atomic Energy Commission. Both the weapon and the
capsule of nuclear material were on board the aircraft but the
capsule was not inserted for safety reasons.
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