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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 22. maj 1957 / Time Line May 22, 1957
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Amerikansk B.36 bombefly taber atombombe nær Kirtland Air Force Base i
New Mexico.
05/22/1957
An Air Force B-36 bomber was ferrying a Mk 17 bomb weighing 42,000 lb (19,050 kg) from Biggs Air Force Base in Texas to Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. During the landing approach, the bomb broke loose and tore part of the bomb bay doors off the plane as it fell.
Source: Historical Records Declassification Guide, CG-HR-3, U.S. Department of Energy, Appendix B. Office of Classification and Information Control
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