PICS: 50 Years Ago America Dropped 4 Nuclear Bombs on Spain
Mon Jan 18, 2016 10:18:55
On January 16 1966, a U.S. B-52 Stratofortress took off from Seymour Johnson Air Force base in North Carolina. It was a routine mission for the crew but then disaster struck over Palomares, Andalucia, as the aircraft in 4th refueling crashed with tanker. Four hydrogen bombs plummeted to earth at horrific speeds, which would have killed millions had they exploded.