The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies)

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz a tower.

God DAMMIT! That's TWICE!! I want some BUTTS!!!

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

God DAMMIT! That's TWICE!! I want some BUTTS!!!

Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.

"...Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full..."

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

"...Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full..."

Nicely done, good sir.

Isamu · 09-04-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Nicely done, good sir.

I <3 Top Gun.... but

Fighters make movies.....

bombers make history

XwChriswX · 09-04-2012, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isamu

I <3 Top Gun.... but

Fighters make movies.....

bombers make history

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

Quote:

February 13, 1950 – British Columbia, Canada – 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash—non-nuclear detonation of a simulated atomic bomb

A USAF B-36 bomber, AF Ser. No. 44-92075, was flying a simulated combat mission from Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks, Alaska, to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas, carrying one weapon containing a dummy warhead. The warhead contained uranium instead of plutonium. After six hours of flight, the bomber experienced mechanical problems and was forced to shut down three of its six engines at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,700 m). Fearing that severe weather and icing would jeopardize a safe emergency landing, the weapon was jettisoned over the Pacific Ocean from a height of 8,000 ft (2,400 m). The weapon's high explosives detonated upon impact. All of the sixteen crew members and one passenger were able to parachute from the plane and twelve were subsequently rescued from Princess Royal Island. The Pentagon's summary report does not mention if the weapon was later recovered.

April 11, 1950 – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – Loss and recovery of nuclear materials

Three minutes after departure from Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque a USAF B-29 bomber carrying a nuclear weapon, four spare detonators, and a crew of thirteen crashed into a mountain near Manzano Base. The crash resulted in a fire which the New York Times reported as being visible from 15 miles (24 km). The bomb's casing was completely demolished and its high explosives ignited upon contact with the plane's burning fuel. However, according to the Department of Defense, the four spare detonators and all nuclear components were recovered. A nuclear detonation was not possible because, while on board, the weapon's core was not in the weapon for safety reasons. All thirteen crew members died.

July 13, 1950 – Lebanon, Ohio, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic bomb

USAF B-50 aircraft on a training mission from Biggs Air Force Base with a nuclear weapon flew into the ground resulting in a high explosive detonation, but no nuclear explosion.

November 10, 1950 – Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic bomb

Returning one of several U.S. Mark 4 nuclear bombs secretly deployed in Canada, a USAF B-50 had engine trouble and jettisoned the weapon at 10,500 feet (3,200 m). The crew set the bomb to self-destruct at 2,500 ft (760 m) and dropped over the St. Lawrence River. The explosion shook area residents and scattered nearly 100 pounds (45 kg) of uranium (U-238) used in the weapon's tamper. The plutonium core ("pit") was not in the bomb at the time.

March 10, 1956 – Over the Mediterranean Sea – Nuclear weapons lost

A USAF B-47 Stratojet, AF Ser. No. 52-534, on a non-stop mission from MacDill Air Force Base to an overseas base descended into a cloud formation at 14,000 feet over the Mediterranean in preparation for an in-air refuelling and vanished while carrying two nuclear weapon cores. The plane was lost while flying through dense clouds, and the cores and other wreckage were never located.

July 27, 1956 – Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK – Nuclear weapons damaged

A USAF B-47 crashed into a storage igloo spreading burning fuel over three Mark 6 nuclear bombs at RAF Lakenheath. A bomb disposal expert stated it was a miracle exposed detonators on one bomb did not fire, which presumably would have released nuclear material into the environment.

May 22, 1957 – Kirtland AFB in New Mexico, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of an atomic weapon

A B-36 ferrying a nuclear weapon from Biggs AFB to Kirtland AFB dropped a nuclear weapon on approach to Kirtland AFB. The weapon impacted the ground 4.5 miles south of the Kirtland control tower and 0.3 miles west of the Sandia Base reservation. The weapon was completely destroyed by the detonation of its high explosive material, creating a crater 12 feet deep and 25 feet in diameter. Radioactive contamination at the crater lip amounted to 0.5 milliroentgen.

October 11, 1957 – Homestead Air Force Base, Florida – Nuclear bomb burned after B-47 aircraft accident

B-47 aircraft crashed during take-off after a wheel exploded; one nuclear bomb burned in the resulting fire.

January 31, 1958 – Morocco – Nuclear bomb damaged in crash

During a simulated takeoff a wheel casting failure caused the tail of a USAF B-47 carrying an armed nuclear weapon to hit the runway, rupturing a fuel tank and sparking a fire. Some contamination was detected immediately following the accident.

February 5, 1958 – Savannah, Georgia, USA – Nuclear bomb lost

See 1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision. A USAF B-47 bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 Mod 0 nuclear bomb over the Atlantic Ocean after a midair collision with a USAF F-86 Sabre during a simulated combat mission from Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. The F-86's pilot ejected and parachuted to safety. The USAF claimed the B-47 tried landing at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia three times before the bomb was jettisoned at 7,200 ft (2,200 m) near Tybee Island, Georgia. The B-47 pilot successfully landed in one attempt only after he first jettisoned the bomb. A 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) area near Wassaw Sound was searched for 9 weeks before the search was called off. The bomb was searched for in 2001 and not found. A group of investigators in 2004 claim to have found an underwater object which they think is the bomb.

March 11, 1958 – Mars Bluff, South Carolina, USA – Non-nuclear detonation of a nuclear bomb

A USAF B-47 bomber flying from Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah, Georgia accidentally released an atomic bomb. A home was destroyed and several people injured but the bomb's plutonium core did not explode.

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

Hmm, looks like a bit of previously prepared cut/paste. Boy, you were just waiting for this topic to come up!

Isamu · 09-04-2012, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Orly??

Let's have a look-see at that good ol' history...

And that's just in the 1950's...

Dare we discuss the rest..

still make history....

Pintsize725 · 09-04-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happytheman

Well you know, I feel bad during the day when I'm so busy at work that I can't post you know?

Lol I don't consider you one.

happytheman · 09-04-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Lol I don't consider you one.

Hmm, sometimes I wonder. Upon reflection tho, I'm not sitting on 35-40k posts am I?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)	AK370Z	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	10148	06-19-2014 08:20 PM
Double Din Dvd/Nav Feedback Topic	Carbon_z	Audio & Video	7	11-19-2010 11:10 AM
on the topic of oil ??	sonic370	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	5	07-17-2010 09:50 PM
Western Canadian dealerships contacted; their replies...	jamcro	Canada	29	03-10-2009 11:41 AM
Lounge (Off Topic) Rules	AK370Z	The Lounge (Off Topic)	0	09-23-2008 07:19 PM