☢️ 1966 Palomares Incident
Cold War nuclear accident and recovery site
📌 Fast Facts
- B-52G Stratofortress collided with KC-135 tanker on January 17, 1966, at 31,000 feet
- Four Mark 28 thermonuclear bombs released; no nuclear detonation occurred
- Plutonium dispersed across approximately 2.6 square kilometers of farmland
- Fourth bomb recovered from Mediterranean Sea at 777 meters depth after 80-day search
On January 17, 1966, a United States Air Force B-52G Stratofortress collided with a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker ...