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To: Mr Radical

There’s a Mark 15 nuke buried in the mud off Savannah, Ga.
It’s never been found.
Jettisoned by a B-47 in the late ‘50s.


22 posted on 09/21/2013 3:37:03 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Vinnie
Jettisoned by a B-47 in the late ‘50s.

Yes it had long been standard procedure for bombers to jettison their payload if the plane had a mechanical emergency. That policy was quietly changed for nuclear bombs after this incident.

31 posted on 09/21/2013 4:36:36 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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