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B28 bomb as used on a B52 bomber. A second nuclear near-disaster occurred at Lakenheath five years later in January 1961. A parked U.S. Air Force F-100 Super Sabre loaded with a Mark 28 hydrogen bomb caught fire after the pilot accidentally jettisoned his fuel tanks upon turning his engines on, the fuel tanks rupturing as they struck the concrete runway beneath. [8]
Loss of two nuclear reactors and either 32 or 48 warheads [82] [83] [84] [nb 1] 480 miles (770 km) east of Bermuda, the Soviet Yankee I-class submarine K-219 experienced an explosion in one of its missile tubes and at least three crew members were killed. Sixteen nuclear missiles and two reactors were on board.
Demonstrators outside RAF Lakenheath following its use in the 1986 bombing of Libya. Since the base's founding, RAF Lakenheath has been targeted for numerous peace protests from groups such as Stop the war coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and Lakenheath Alliance for Peace. [54]
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The Windscale fire of 10 October 1957 was the worst nuclear accident in the United Kingdom's history, ... RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons accidents; Notes
K-19 nuclear accident; Soviet submarine K-129 (1960) ... RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons accidents; S. Operation Scorch Sword; Soviet submarine K-64 Reactor accident;
A United States Air Force General Dynamics F-111F, 72-1441, c/n E2-71 / F-71, of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, crashed on approach to RAF Lakenheath, Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom, coming down in an open field in Suffolk. A statement released by the Mildenhall headquarters of U.S. Third Air Force said that the pilot and WSO parachuted to ...
RAF Lakenheath nuclear weapons accidents; 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash; 1950 Rivière-du-Loup B-50 nuclear weapon loss incident; T. ... Tachikawa air disaster;