[Rebelbase]

First I've heard on this one though it's 30+ year old news.

[VietVet876]

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.

[Tijeras_Slim]

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.

[mylife]

It’s a secret.

[DesertRhino]

You can take a 4x4 out to the area of the impact and still find little scraps of it. No kidding.

[dfwgator]

“I knew I should have made that left toin at Albukoikee!”

[freedumb2003]

“OOps”

[C19fan]

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.

[real saxophonist]

B-36: Six Turnin’, Four Burnin’.

[DFG]

B-36 next to a B-29 B-36 main wheel

[sparklite2]

Well, shit happens. I was born in Albuquerque,
and believe me, it wouldn’t have been missed.

[YogicCowboy]

(6) P&W R-4360 Wasp Majors: 28 cylinders, 4 rows.

Goodyear F2G used them.