The day when the Americans accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb

5 Feb 1958 American bomber B-47 and F-86 collided in the sky, and then the emergency crew of the bomber dropped a hydrogen bomb into the ocean.The fighter lost a wing and crashed, the pilot managed to eject, but the bomber failed engine and damage the fuel tanks. When the plane began to lose altitude, the captain made the decision to reveal a compartment with a hydrogen bomb the Mark 15 approximate weight of 3,500 kg and dump it in the ocean. The bomb fell to the bottom of the Gulf of USSO (GA) with a height of 2200 meters, the explosion followed.


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