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Atomic Bomb - Jettisoning a Mark IV atomic bomb

Time: Monday Feb 13, 1950

Place: British Columbia, Canada

Details: February 13, 1950: a Convair B-36B crashed in northern British Columbia after jettisoning a Mark IV atomic bomb. This was the first such nuclear weapon loss in history.

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February 1950

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1950

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