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B-36 Bomber Nuclear Accident, Albuquerque, 1957
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| July 15, 2019
| The History Guy
Posted on 07/15/2019 8:33:10 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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First I've heard on this one though it's 30+ year old news.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:33:10 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
I was in the TV news business decades ago and learned that the main thing about bombs is than they are only newsworthy when they detonate.
To: VietVet876
Which may be why news has bombed.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:37:55 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The Left isn't banning "Hate Speech", they are banning speech they hate. BIG difference.)
To: Rebelbase
Yeah, a MK 17 fell through the bomb bay doors south of the airbase.
There was also a broken arrow when a B29 crashed into the mountains near Manzano base in 1950. The core of the bomb had not been installed, but the HE all cooked off.
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:47:13 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Rebelbase
You can take a 4x4 out to the area of the impact and still find little scraps of it. No kidding.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:49:38 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Rebelbase
“I knew I should have made that left toin at Albukoikee!”
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:51:24 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I always thought Manzano was a name made up by the Perry Mason writers.
It, along with “Logan City” was used several times.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:52:35 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:53:22 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(As always IMHO)
To: Rebelbase
The Convair B-36 was a giant of a propeller drive bomber, assisted by some turbo jets. It was the only bomber at the time capable of delivering the Mark 17 thermonuclear weapon.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:57:37 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: yarddog
The Manzano Mountains are east and south of Albuquerque, with the highest being just over 10,000 feet.
Manzano means apple tree, and some, if not the oldest orchards in the country are there (Spanish settlers). Not that the growing season is all that great. Most of my trees were killed by a bad cold snap years ago.
To: Rebelbase
B-36: Six Turnin’, Four Burnin’.
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posted on
07/15/2019 8:58:57 AM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
To: real saxophonist
Got a lot of screen time in “Strategic Air Command” with Jimmy Stewart.
To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:01:43 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: real saxophonist
A local gun store owner was a retired Air Force Col. He flew B-36’s in addition to just about everything else.
He said that at one time, Eglin was one of a handful of bases which could handle the B-36.
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:04:25 AM PDT
by
yarddog
To: yarddog
I think they referenced “Bakerstown” one time.
To: C19fan
Originally the B-36 was a WW2 design to bomb Germany from the E. Coast if the UK fell
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:15:16 AM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
To: Rebelbase
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/B-36aarrivalcarswell1948.jpg)
B-36 next to a B-29
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Convair_XB-36_main_landing_gear_detail_061128-F-1234S-028.jpg/1024px-Convair_XB-36_main_landing_gear_detail_061128-F-1234S-028.jpg)
B-36 main wheel
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:27:43 AM PDT
by
DFG
To: Tijeras_Slim
If folks only knew what is, or used to be, out in Manzano............ 😁
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:28:46 AM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I thought broken arrow meant a position had been overrun.
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posted on
07/15/2019 9:28:52 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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