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1966 Palomares B-52 crash

1966 CE · Spain, Europe · Disaster

1966 Palomares B-52 crash
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The Palomares accident occurred on 17 January 1966, when a United States Air Force B-52G bomber collided with a KC-135 tanker during mid-air refueling at 31,000 feet (9,450 m) over the Mediterranean Sea, near the Spanish village of Palomares in Almería province.

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