1950 Rivière-du-Loup B-50 nuclear weapon loss incident

Quand

10 nov. 1950

Type

Catastrophe aérienne

Coordonnées

47.94° N, 69.42° W

Description

Accidental bomb release from an aircraft

Deaths

0

Accidental bomb release from an aircraft

The 1950 Rivière-du-Loup B-50 nuclear weapon loss incident was the loss of a nuclear weapon near Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada, during the fall of 1950. The bomb was released due to engine troubles, and then was destroyed in a non-nuclear detonation before it hit the ground.

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