When a B-36 Bomber ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED 15-Megaton Hydrogen Bomb near Albuquerque, NM

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On May 22nd 1957, while flying from El Paso, Texas to Albuquerque New Mexico, a B-36 bomber from the 334th bomb squadron accidentally dropped one of the most powerful hydrogen bombs that ever existed.
It's hard to imagine that words like "funny" or "amusing" could possibly be used to describe the “Broken Arrow” accidents (those that involve nuclear weapons). But the 1957 H-Bomb Accident in New Mexico is the rarest exception to this rule.
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08:07 - I didn't touch anything
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@roboko6618 3 жыл бұрын

>Be a cow >Graze in a field for years >Get killed by a random Hydrogen Bomb

@rubetz528 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad the cow didn't get to appreciate that.

@BartBe 3 жыл бұрын

Uuuhhh... MOOO I guess

@smokinsoldier6892 3 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Buckley Crispy with a side of radiation.

@dragoonTT 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky cow, didn’t have to endure the pre-butcher experience.

@aussiejezza 2 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Buckley more like vaporised

@Huntress_Hannah 2 жыл бұрын

**builds one of the most technologically advanced bombs in human history** **kills a single cow**

@rrai1999 2 жыл бұрын

I just realized that the immense COST of this weapon wasn't mentioned anywhere in this video.. whoever had to pay for that mistake was probably fuming lol I wonder if Convair reached some sort of under the table settlement with the government to pay for the cost of one ultra-advanced hydrogen bomb lost because of one of their planes being defective..

@devonlord99 2 жыл бұрын

“Mission success. Returning to base.”

@AnimeSunglasses 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonlord99 I mean, with a weapon so destructive you hope to NEVER use it, "total casualties: 1 cow" IS a success...

@zxbzxbzxb1 2 жыл бұрын

Think of all the money they saved by not trying to build a weapon that could kill 2 cows. Great prudence from the Pentagon there and they just aren't getting the credit for it.

@alias7goldenletters 2 жыл бұрын

i think its just god being like "bruh did you just..."

@marinenukem 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being that one farmer, and being able to actually say, “yeah old bessie was tragically killed yesterday by an atomic bomb that dropped a few hundred yards from here”

@4ardW0rKINGbarn1CAL 10 ай бұрын

And nobody believes them at first

@killman369547 9 ай бұрын

@@4ardW0rKINGbarn1CAL Then you show them the crater and one of the broken bomb fins you hid before the air force showed up looking for their bomb.

@danglinbolas5547 Күн бұрын

@@4ardW0rKINGbarn1CAL -"I'm tellin' ye them US guberments dun nuked mah cow, they did! I'm tellin' ye!"

@andrewshepherd1537 Жыл бұрын

"I DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING" That has to be the most US Military response to dropping a thermonuclear bomb ever

@foximacentauri7891 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being a farmer and one day the air force stands in front of your door saying "yeah we accidentally dropped a nuke on your cow sorry about that"

@joelellis7035 3 жыл бұрын

It'd be funny, but somehow I don't think it happened that way. More like the farmer went to the Air Force and complained about his dead cow.

@anonymousarmadillo6589 2 жыл бұрын

@@joelellis7035 How would he know that the cow was killed by a fucking thermonuclear bomb?

@unclesam5230 2 жыл бұрын

@Tyler Buckley ehh it’s nuclear so not good

@joelellis7035 2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousarmadillo6589 Probably by the fucking crater nearby the cow.

@matchesburn 2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousarmadillo6589 I don't think he specifically would've brought up "thermonuclear bomb," but it doesn't take a genius to live next to a United States *_Air Force_* base with *_bomber aircraft_* flying over your fields and then coming out to your field one day to see a gigantic crater and parts of a cow that could have only been from some sort of *_bomb falling and detonating._* I see a connection here. I think the farmer might have as well.

@BartBe 3 жыл бұрын

To quote a scene from the "broken arrow" movie. "What is more disturbing, the airforce loosing a nuclear bomb, or the fact that it happens so often they even have an official codename for it"

@questionmark4348 3 жыл бұрын

Yup!! Do you remember the time they dropped a nuke on B.C. Canada If I remember right....The bomb did not contain the plutonium core necessary for a nuclear detonation, but the core was on board and just needed to be installed. The plane later crashed on a mountain in the B.C. interior.

@williamjohnson4475 3 жыл бұрын

I was in the Navy long after the incident and long before the movie, what I find disturbing is the the term Broken Arrow was Secret at the time as well as it's meaning.

@DeliveryMcGee 2 жыл бұрын

And even funnier, the term for it isn't the movie title! "Broken Arrow" means "we had an oopsie but we know where the weapon is, no WW3 today." It's called "Empty Quiver" if they don't know where the can of sunshine is.

@jed-henrywitkowski6470 2 жыл бұрын

@@questionmark4348 Who needs enemies when you have friends like US?!

@GooseMcBruce 2 жыл бұрын

i pick a third, even scarier option: we don't know how many nuclear bombs the soviet union ever lost

@SvrWxArchive1807 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Richard "Dick" Meyer, the pilot, is my great uncle. I remember him telling us this story when we were little. He had so many stories from his years in the Air Force I could sit and listen to him talk for hours. Unfortunately he died in 2013, but if the world remembered him for something, he would have wanted to be remembered for this ironically.

@Dojyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan 2 жыл бұрын

Proof?

@triggatrey2112 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dojyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan why would he randomly lie about this?

@Zuvro_ 2 жыл бұрын

It's the internet!

@vexfvl 2 жыл бұрын

@@triggatrey2112 exactly

@Dojyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan 2 жыл бұрын

@@triggatrey2112 first time on the internet?

@HaydenX Жыл бұрын

The sound of the "Lie Detector" at the end being the same as the sound of a Geiger counter was a stroke of absolute genius.

@Sammers987Man 3 жыл бұрын

I like how they released documents and then stated "No nuclear blast resulted in fall near Albuquerque" pretty sure people would have noticed if it did

@RS-cw3oy 3 жыл бұрын

Would they? The state is a desert wasteland where bomb after bomb was tested. Even if a city disappeared few would notice.

@exmachina1405 3 жыл бұрын

@@RS-cw3oy I live in Albuquerque and can confirm if a nuclear bomb went off while I was asleep I wouldn't notice a difference when I woke up.

@archtower8564 3 жыл бұрын

@@exmachina1405 the problem is if you would have even woken up after the fact

@alastair9446 3 жыл бұрын

Or they all dead.

@joelellis7035 3 жыл бұрын

Can't notice anything if you're vaporized in an instant.

@user-eu2nf5sn6g 2 жыл бұрын

"The US military compensated for the loss of the cow" I absolutely died when he said this

@haroldwilkes6608 2 жыл бұрын

Multi-million dollar bomb / 1600 pound cow = most expensive well-done hamburger in history.

@Mr.Crawlyo 2 жыл бұрын

They absolutely styled on that cow you gotta admit

@foldervtolvr 2 жыл бұрын

“Hey… sorry about the cow we killed with a H-Bomb. Here’s some money. Also don’t touch, eat, sell, or lick anything in this farm. It might be radioactive- anyway have a nice day!”

@haroldwilkes6608 2 жыл бұрын

@@foldervtolvr As we in the Air Force say, it was cow-lateral damage...

@DeltaInsanity 2 жыл бұрын

@@haroldwilkes6608 do you often kill cows?..

@kennyfresquez7019 Жыл бұрын

This is insane. I've lived in Albuquerque my entire life, and I had no idea this happened! I'm a HISTORY TEACHER and I've never heard this!!!

@cmc5394oparva Жыл бұрын

A lot of the history related to Kirtland isn't really all that well-known because it was involved in so much classified activity during the Sandia/Manzano Base eras. I think the guys at DTRA are still trying to get a lot of the 40s and 50s-era stuff declassified, but it's always tricky when it comes to nuclear-related information.

@kennyfresquez7019 Жыл бұрын

@@cmc5394oparva that's an excellent point. Still, knowing this is mind blowing. I told this to my students, and one of them, who LOVES history was blown away (no pun intended).

@josephkanowitz6875 Жыл бұрын

ב''ה, this is America; you also don't know where babies come from.

@thelastmanonearth2631 Жыл бұрын

@josephkanowitz6875 this was my first thought too. I'm not surprised a modern history teacher has gaps in their history knowledge, even local. They're too busy "affirming" the gender of kids and "protecting" them from their parents.

@samantharay6098 Жыл бұрын

lol "history techer" thats a good one!!

@Fuuq2 Жыл бұрын

A crewman named David Falconer told me he was on this aircraft when it dropped the bomb. He turned into a truck driver in the 1990s and told me this on a shipping/receiving dock in New Mexico. Thank you for your service.

@_lime. 2 жыл бұрын

Pilot: "9 miles out on approach." Bombardier: "Bombs away." Pilot: "Roger, wait, what?" Bombardier: "What?"

@k30ngamer28 2 жыл бұрын

*Boom*

@robothunter1035 2 жыл бұрын

Ooops!

@trimonmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cow: “What???”

@iwttgbtn 2 жыл бұрын

Im your 1k like

@eriksand9262 2 жыл бұрын

@@trimonmusic your simple comment has me cracking up. You son of a bitch! 🤣🤣🤣

@slick4401 3 жыл бұрын

There's such thing as bad luck and that cow's fate proves it. Just imagine the amount of things that had to align perfectly for a massive thermonuclear bomb to drop exactly on the poor bovine.

@kilianortmann9979 3 жыл бұрын

All that without even the decency to get annihilated in a thermonuclear explosion. Poor cow got bludgeoned to death with worlds most expensive club.

@someone6170 3 жыл бұрын

@@kilianortmann9979 , no, it got blown up. The conventional explosives in the bomb went off. The nuclear core didn't.

@whyjnot420 3 жыл бұрын

If you want really long odds you need to state "that particular poor bovine". Without specifying that, you have to take into consideration all the other cows that were close enough to the planes path. If you want even longer odds, then you need to do more or less the same for the plane and then combine it with the cow.

@greatpumpkinpatch9167 2 жыл бұрын

Climate change fanatics ;)

@devonlord99 2 жыл бұрын

@@greatpumpkinpatch9167 Hell Yeah!!! nuke the cows!! 😆

@spencerskip6252 8 ай бұрын

My grandfather was involved in this incident, he was part of the ground crew, a mechanic if I remember correctly. After this he was almost immediately transfered to an airbase in England and was basically blacklisted from promotions for the rest of his military career. He was stuck at Tech Sergeant until he retired from the airforce in 1971. Through some odd twist of fate he narrowly avoided being killed just a few months later when the hanger he had previously worked in was destroyed in a training accident. Everyone inside was killed.

@aaronhis5204 2 жыл бұрын

“We accidentally mis clicked and an hydrogen bomb is comming your way… Woops” -Sun Tsu, *The Art of War*

@LordOceanus 3 жыл бұрын

When first deployed the B-36 had the motto "Six turning Four Burning" referring to the aircraft's mixed piston-jet propulsion. Due to reliability issues it suffered the motto was unofficially changed to "Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two more unaccounted for"

@thomaskositzki9424 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@insertsomethingfuni2617 2 жыл бұрын

Pffffffft

@elysium7242 2 жыл бұрын

New Airman: 'Unaccounted for?' Pilot: 'Yeah that shit fell off years ago, don't worry bout it tho'

@johngori9477 2 жыл бұрын

And don't forget the wing fuel tanks initially had a nasty habit of leaking fuel onto the hot engine firewalls...unfortunate events generally followed. Happened enough times that they actually let Jimmy Stewart include it in a movie about SAC since the public already knew about the problem.

@gcrav 2 жыл бұрын

The four-bank P&W Wasp Major was a disaster because of thermal defects, especially in pusher configuration.

@kilianortmann9979 3 жыл бұрын

The amazing B-36: Two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking and two more unaccounted for.

@Steve-GM0HUU 3 жыл бұрын

In this case, "6 turning, 4 burning and poor cow smoking"?

@Keldor314 3 жыл бұрын

Alas, while the only engines "burning" were *supposed* to be the jet engines, this was only the case with one of the "two burning". The other was simply a prop engine on fire.

@AnimeSunglasses 2 жыл бұрын

@Adrian EVERY piece of military hardware that wins a contract wins by lobbying. I'm not aware of the B-36 having been porkier than usual, but I could be missing something.

@goosenuggets9693 2 жыл бұрын

@@AnimeSunglasses No. The US Military gives the contract to the lowest bidder, not to mention that nearly every US military contract when viewed through the lens of a weapons developer makes sense relative to the other options on hand that had issues with: cost efficiency, supply chain, geopolitical needs, track record of the contractor, and who simply has the best design out of the bunch.

@AnimeSunglasses 2 жыл бұрын

@@goosenuggets9693 Ok, so I'm overstating things a bit. My point is that every manufacturer of military hardware does SOME lobbying, not that the one who lobbies most always wins.

@GamingCeo420 Жыл бұрын

“Jessie we need t-“ *vaporizing noises*

@danamcdonnell9064 2 жыл бұрын

As always, informative and entertaining! I enjoyed when, around 3:23, a cursor is shown clicking on a "BUY" button on the lower right, like the Air Force was purchasing the B-36 online. Subtle, but amusing!

@dpm2937 2 жыл бұрын

"Bombs away" "Oh shit" "I didn't touch anything" The best conversation I ever heard

@steelfistgaming4046 Жыл бұрын

@@christianobabalao9302 I don't care if it is a millisecond old or A MILLION YEARS OLD if I see cuss words I WILL STOP THEM

@steelfistgaming4046 Жыл бұрын

@@christianobabalao9302 IM STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. College is too expensive. I'm going into the film industry.

@overanDownUnder Жыл бұрын

@@steelfistgaming4046 “oh shit” - DMP

@AnnieLeonhartAOT Жыл бұрын

@@steelfistgaming4046 fuck.

@steelfistgaming4046 Жыл бұрын

@@overanDownUnder STOP IT

@matchesburn 2 жыл бұрын

"Man, if we ever go to war against New Mexico, we're really going to kick their ass." "Bombs away!" "No, Bob, I was just joking!"

@hiredmurderer6228 2 жыл бұрын

DAMN IT BOB THAT COW WASNT FROM NEW MEXICO

@1Xeo11 2 жыл бұрын

Why did they say bombs away? Wouldn’t the person overseeing the payload know that the plane is nearing its landing approach and there would be zero reason to drop?

@matchesburn 2 жыл бұрын

@@1Xeo11 ...It's called a joke.

@1Xeo11 2 жыл бұрын

@@matchesburn No i meant in the video lol

@undeadinside3571 2 жыл бұрын

*Dan vs voice* NEW MEXICOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

@PositiveVibes-lw7gl 2 жыл бұрын

6:59 I actually quite like these side-tracked explanations and “lessons” as they still somewhat pertain to the video, and are very informative. The more one learns, the better (in my opinion).

@PaperSkiesAviation Жыл бұрын

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@arwo1143 3 жыл бұрын

“Bomb away” “OH SHIT!” ……understandable reaction

@MachineMan-mj4gj 2 жыл бұрын

"We are so fired."

@bonaaq86 2 жыл бұрын

@@MachineMan-mj4gj on fire considering the altitude

@muscless89 11 ай бұрын

Probably the last thing going through the cow's mind too

@jort93z 2 жыл бұрын

Came to hear about accidentally dropping a hydrogen bomb, instead learned they had fridges in bombers in the 50s. Subbed.

@avi8aviate 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, and also a single, very unlucky cow was hit directly with a nuclear bomb.

@garlicbreadstick404 2 жыл бұрын

I mean yea fridges are save points why wont they have it

@BDaltonYoung 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that there's a joke about nuking the fridge somewhere in there.

@Windows98R 2 жыл бұрын

There’s a running joke from the post-war Japanese soldiers about analyzing why they lost. There’s always a statement about how Americans had access to washing machines, chocolate and the fridge…

@jimhabben9394 2 жыл бұрын

Microwaves also

@guiii0696 2 жыл бұрын

10:05 Nooo! Not the cow!

@astrudwick75 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are excellent, definitely not too long. In fact I wouldn't mind them being even longer. Since I discovered this channel I have decided to watch every video and I am about 1/3 of the way through; going to be sad when I run out! Thank you for making them!

@rossikc 2 жыл бұрын

Back in my high school days I was a stocker at my local grocery store. Late one night I was stocking pickles when one of the jars slipped out of my fingers and came crashing to the floor. I can completely sympathize with how this pilot must have felt.

@monstersofthemidway4402 Жыл бұрын

Whaat?

@bebopalloobop Жыл бұрын

Rossi KC

@mkvv5687 Жыл бұрын

If you had had a Norton bombsight, you could have hit the pickle barrel.

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

But did someone say, ‘jars away’?

@nitsu2947 Жыл бұрын

bombs away

@johngori9477 2 жыл бұрын

Classic military line: After accidentally releasing a 15MT fusion bomb on landing approach, the crewman exits the tunnel saying, "I didn't touch anything!!!" He knew SOMEONE was going to get flamesprayed over it.

@blazingsturd875 2 жыл бұрын

fortunately the military’s wrath did not befall the crew. it befell the cow.

@AMNESIAA_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@blazingsturd875 the farm doesn't exist anymore so no more cows are at risk

@edschramm6757 2 жыл бұрын

Probably whoever wrote the procedure

@realdragon Жыл бұрын

Seeing how army loses nukes left and right i don't think anybody got punished

@KennethColeman-ke1mh 6 ай бұрын

Love your sense of humor and also like that u went through all the details if u going to tell a story tell the whole story

@geezushasrisen 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta feel for the guy tho. Everyone has had that day at work where they do everything correctly and something still fucks up and now YOU’RE the bad guy.

@ultra_gagayay 3 жыл бұрын

B-36 pilot:hey bro lmao I accidentally drop the hydrogen bomb you know lmao Ground control:coppy tha.. WAIT WHAT

@asrielthespaceshiba7723 3 жыл бұрын

Ground Control: Clear the fricking area, WE GOT NUKE INBOUND! B-36 Pilot: It's far from the Airfield don't worry.

@aussiejezza 2 жыл бұрын

Ground control: the what?

@isaiahcampbell488 2 жыл бұрын

"Don't worry, since we are able to have this conversation it's not ThAt BaD.

@draKoowl247 2 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahcampbell488 "hOpefUlly"

@lordofantarctica142 2 жыл бұрын

Pilot- *"uhh I accidentally dropped the mark 17 thermonuclear bomb over.."* Ground control- copy tha- **YOU DROPPED WHAT???!!**

@canadianwaffenwaffle2976 3 жыл бұрын

"bombs away!" "oh sh*t" golden reaction

@StrangeTerror 3 жыл бұрын

And let's be honest, that's exactly what our reaction would be. Well, possibly swapping out an a S word for an F word.

@professionaldisappointment1654 2 жыл бұрын

Standard response for accidentally dropping a nuclear bomb

@jackasshomey 2 жыл бұрын

@@professionaldisappointment1654 lol yep like what else can you do in that situation if it goes off your fucked either way cause your right in the blast radius even if you throw the afterburners on you ain't escaping it.

@avi8aviate 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackasshomey Even worse, I'm pretty sure the B-36D doesn't have afterburning jets.

@Blox117 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackasshomey its not armed though, so nothing would happen

@scr00ge50 7 ай бұрын

That cow must've made some sarcastic remark like, "Man this day could not get worse."

@ovni2295 Жыл бұрын

That little lie detector going off the charts at the end of the video made my day. Thank you for that!

@Combat-Wombat 3 жыл бұрын

That lie detector became a rotary-wing aircraft

@yb5515 3 жыл бұрын

It became a military/political fan and is famous for the saying S... Hits The Fan.

@Kokoshi 3 жыл бұрын

"Is your Geiger meter also doing cartwheels?" ~Detective Nick Valentine, Fallout 4

@joelellis7035 3 жыл бұрын

New source of renewable energy: LIES!!

@voornaam3191 3 жыл бұрын

Lie detectors are irrelevant. When you are interrogated with a detector on, you got good reason to be nervous. Result? You look guilty, even if you have done nothing wrong! It is nonsense. Ban those things!

@Vargas3499 3 жыл бұрын

"Stop the cap"

@heirofaniu 3 жыл бұрын

"Gee old man Abernathy, we're right sorry for dropping a nuclear bomb on your cow, we'd really like to make it up to you if we can."

@user-hi3cw6vc9j 2 жыл бұрын

“YA DROPPED A BOMB ON OL’ BESS YA DARN SCUMBAGS!”

@MichaelJW72 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-hi3cw6vc9j Hey just be glad it didn’t go off, otherwise we wouldn’t be having this conversation because you know….you’d be dead.

@user-hi3cw6vc9j 2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelJW72 no I’m from Hawaii so I wouldn’t be affected

@thekinginyellow1744 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I was gonna put a reservoir on that spot anyway. It woulda cost more than the cow to dig. Lets just call it even.

@lashlarue7924 2 жыл бұрын

🤣

@railgap 11 ай бұрын

the little touches you add, the slides, the humor, is very enjoyable. Keep up the excellent work!

@twistedyogert 8 ай бұрын

There was also an incident in Goldsboro, North Carolina in 1961 where a fuel leak caused a B-52 to break apart in mid air. One of the bombs the B-52 was carrying partially completed the arming sequence but was prevented from exploding by only a single switch.

@frevazz3364 6 ай бұрын

I think I heard about this. They were extremely lucky it landed is a softer muddy land. They couldn’t retrieve one of the bombs because it was too dangerous so they just reburied it. 😳 Then the army bought the land to keep people away but I heard that in recent years they planned/or did put the property on sale, insane.

@Corsair114 3 жыл бұрын

For all that the B-36 earned the derisive nickname "2 turning, 2 burning, 2 smoking, 2 choking, and 2 unaccounted for," due to its somewhat tempestuous engines, the plane itself had at the time a safety record that blew the doors off any previous heavy bomber.

@bingusmctingus4395 Жыл бұрын

I will now add the word Tempestuous to my vocabulary

@mccari09 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the guy that had to radio through to the boss that they accidentally dropped a H bomb… “You did what” 🤣

@1597B 2 жыл бұрын

"You WHAT?"

@KV-2-2-2 2 жыл бұрын

“We dropped the massive bomb sir” “The mark 17?” Yes sir. “YOU DID WHAT” “Sir it was an accident- “You fool.” “Why am I a fool sir?” “You just started a war.”

@undeadinside3571 2 жыл бұрын

@@KV-2-2-2 you just started planet of the cows! The radiation just made them stronger and angrier! 😂

@noldo3837 6 ай бұрын

"Again?"

@charlesphillips1468 7 ай бұрын

Hence the line from Broken Arrow (1996): Giles Prentice: "I don’t know what’s scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there’s actually a term for it."

@adamfrazer5150 Жыл бұрын

5:31 one of the most fascinating Vs. photos ever - the sheer size of the Peacemaker is usually lost on me in separate videos, but this one photo snaps reality back 👍

@KyleCowden 3 жыл бұрын

For all of my young life and into my teens, a B-36 sat static at Greater Southwest Airport in the D/FW area. In 1977 or so, a call went out for volunteers to help dismantle it. My friend and I drove out there and we probably spent as much time exploring the beast as we did turning screws. For a couple of young aviation nerds, this was Nirvana.

@aixaburlison4 2 жыл бұрын

Convaire built them in Ft Worth

@kokoeteantigha389 2 жыл бұрын

To the assertion that the Soviet Union never suffered a nuclear accident of any kind, the Russian Navy submarine K-9 and the Chernobyl Reactor say hold my hammer and sickle.

@deadmangaming2535 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean K-19?

@IldarIsm 2 жыл бұрын

he said in air accident.

@The_Modeling_Underdog 2 жыл бұрын

You missed the lie detector on the lower right corner of the screen, turning like if the girl in The Exorcist was doing ecstasy.

@Tentacl 2 жыл бұрын

Noone ever said this. Also, comparing dropping a nuclear bomb by mistake with malfuncions and accidenta with nuclear REACTORS is pretty dishonest.

@mcr-1266 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tentacl Too be fair, I'm willing to bet my entire life's savings that the Russians dropped multiple nuclear devices on accident. It's something that can happen and since the Soviets were super secretive, I definitely think it occurred.

@ChelleC33 11 ай бұрын

I’ve only just discovered this channel. Brilliant video, thanks 😁 There is a lot of crappy aviation stuff out there, but this is not one of those. Glad to have found you!

@chainsawz5618 Жыл бұрын

I like how you put in a reminder about what the video was actually about, and acknowledged that you went off on an absolutely pointless tangent just to pad the run time

@chillybrit2334 3 жыл бұрын

"Imagine Lt. Carp's amusement when after pulling out the pin........" I laughed so hard at that at least :D

@Art_Thompson 2 жыл бұрын

I think he meant amazement.

@ravensquote7206 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, pant-shitting amusement of the highest order.

@johngori9477 2 жыл бұрын

@@ravensquote7206 I suspect that was a championship-sized loaf in his flight suit.

@innocentiuslacrim2290 2 жыл бұрын

@@Art_Thompson I think he meant what he said. There is so much very funny humor in these very small parts of the narration.

@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 3 жыл бұрын

In order for a nuclear weapon to detonate properly, insanely precise timing of the conventional explosives must be achieved. Even a bomb that's on fire will not achieve a nuclear detonation. It might make a bit of a radioactive smear, but no mushroom cloud.

@MattVarnish1103 3 жыл бұрын

Which is exactly what happened in Thule AB Greenland with a B-52

@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368 3 жыл бұрын

@@MattVarnish1103 And in Arkansas in 1980 where a sustained fire in a Titan missile silo just made a mess.

@kefsound 3 жыл бұрын

A BIT??

@ZaHandle 3 жыл бұрын

@@kefsound Only fukushima level stuff worst case scenario you get a dirty bomb

@Markus-zb5zd 3 жыл бұрын

@@ZaHandle way less

@RustyKrabOfficial 9 ай бұрын

Imagine the plane collision scene from Breaking Bad but instead with a B-36 Bomber dropping a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb.

@richiepoo 6 ай бұрын

Every video I’ve seen today…. wrongfully convicted, struck by lightning, shark attack, accidentally dropped a nuke… all of them named Richard. Thanks mom.

@kilianortmann9979 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, at least they didn't drop it intentionally.

@ytytiuiu2590 2 жыл бұрын

In Hiroshima they did.

@bradhaines3142 2 жыл бұрын

@@ytytiuiu2590 hiroshima wasnt hydrogen, that was a standard fission bomb. hydrogen is a fusion bomb, a step bigger

@boringveil4783 2 жыл бұрын

Brad Haines I'd say it's more than one step bigger

@bradhaines3142 2 жыл бұрын

@@boringveil4783 what's between them? i know the magnitude of the boom is dramatic difference, but i couldnt think of something after fission but before fusion

@hunterbear2421 2 жыл бұрын

@@bradhaines3142 i think why its much more explosive? is because its spilting hyrogen instead of urianium 234, or plutioum edit hopefully i spelled that right

@aidanpysher2764 2 жыл бұрын

I've stood beneath the wing of a 36, and it's intimidating how BIG it is. The fact it was able to brute force it's way into the air is a testament to the insanity of our engineering at the time. It's like the Soviets designing a cinder block to hit just under mach 3 and calling it a Foxbat/Foxhound.

@geraltofrivia323 2 жыл бұрын

The soviets never called the plane the foxbat, that was the NATO designation for it.

@johndododoe1411 2 жыл бұрын

@@geraltofrivia323 And it's nothing like a cinder block, Aiden is just jealous they built a better fighter jet.

@dakota9821 2 жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 If going fast and falling apart is better, then sure.

@hermes_0440 Жыл бұрын

@@johndododoe1411 the only thing it could do was go fast. It was the US that thought it was an airsuperiority-fighter instead of a interceptor. This is also the reason why the us built the F-15 because they believed the Mig25 was made out of light aluminium alloys and was highly manoeuvrable, turns out it was made out of steel and could turn like a truck on a highway.

@user-nb8yt2il2r Жыл бұрын

The only un-aerodynamic things about the foxbat are the intakes, which dont really matter since the whole point if them is to catch air

@user-pg9jg2xe4n Жыл бұрын

I for one enjoy your tangents! Very good information. Keep doing what you are doing. Love your videos

@fastnbulbouss 2 жыл бұрын

Almost ten years later, they also "dropped" a bomb in Spain...on the 17th of January 1966. In Palomares. On Jan. 17, 1966, a U.S. B-52 bomber and a refueling plane crashed into each other during a refueling operation near the southern Spanish village of Palomares, killing seven of 11 crew members but no one on the ground. ... It's been called the worst radiation accident in U.S. history

@commerce-usa 2 жыл бұрын

It is amazing that mankind hasn't ended itself yet. It seems like we go out of our way to make it so. Really interesting video. You have a new subscriber.

@b3j8 2 жыл бұрын

The way things are going we can still do that. Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

@bbbbbbb51 2 жыл бұрын

I mean if they really wanted to go out of their way to make it so, they would've had the core in the bomb.

@TheCaptainSplatter 2 жыл бұрын

Well with climate change we are well on our to that. But it's more ending civilization than ending mankind.

@Top_Weeb 2 жыл бұрын

I give it another couple decades.

@GnosticAtheist 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair it wasn't armed. I doubt they transport armed nukes in planes that can crash or, apparently, just drop em. In addition to that the possibility of insurrection or disgruntled pilots probably means they have protocols in place. I doubt armed nukes are ever active above friendly soil.

@FoundAndExplained 2 жыл бұрын

Love the 3d in this video mate!

@PaperSkiesAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nick!

@guiii0696 2 жыл бұрын

@@cosmozabhilash2590 yoda

@wetpizzaslices5917 2 жыл бұрын

Same mate

@SuspectXX 6 ай бұрын

Bro imagine being the damn farmer, youve got the best small talk story imaginable about the time the USAF hit your cow with a nuke

@cptairwolf Жыл бұрын

Great work on this short documentary!

@johnwatson3948 3 жыл бұрын

This is really well done and great selected footage. Though used all the time the term “Broken Arrow” wasn’t invented until after this accident - bomb was actually being returned not for maintenance but to be decommissioned as all MK-17s were in 1956/57 - another story was the cable had been adjusted too tightly making it easy to trigger - no one ever mentions how the 2000 B-47s built also “never dropped a bomb in combat”.

@PaperSkiesAviation 3 жыл бұрын

I just don't have a proper story yet feat. B-47. But it will come. I promise. The plane deserves it.

@johnwatson3948 3 жыл бұрын

This is already better than most. I should note that everyone uses “Broken Arrow” no matter when it happened - the “returned for maintenance” story has also been published before for some reason - the “overtight-cable” idea was one of many but in fact no cause was ever determined for why it happened and no one was blamed.

@ironhead2008 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwatson3948 Probably why no one got hammered for the incident: it was the very definition of a freak accident and the fact that it happened with a inactive payload was a blessing in disguise. Better to pat the crew on the back, tell them it's no one's fault, pay the farmer off, and revise procedures and protocols so that NONE of the possible causes could recur with a LIVE payload!!!

@mkvv5687 Жыл бұрын

@@PaperSkiesAviation Yes, the B-47 is an old favorite. That thing could outperform fighters and do barrel rolls (empty, presumably).

@hirisk761 Жыл бұрын

the B47 had a unique nuclear bomb release technique. it would go into a rapid climb and release the bomb. then they would rollout while the bomb was still ascending. this was done to give the crew a chance to get to a safe distance before detonation!

@pastrie42 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea you were rambling at all until that warning sound made me look at the video and see you thought you were rambling. Bro is that's rambling you've set a high bar for yourself and I think I can speak for many people when I say we appreciate it and love it. Cheers from California. If you're ever around Sacramento I have a croissant for you. (I'm a baker) :)

@Locust5uc01 2 жыл бұрын

this comment gave me a stroke

@bucket_of_testicles4418 2 жыл бұрын

This comment gave me a stroke

@ordinarydude2237 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this documentary

@angela-gilbert Жыл бұрын

The reason I love watching you, Paper Skies. Because you have a good sense of humor. Don't change the way you pronounce the word "bomb".

@teeffw2776 2 жыл бұрын

The only surprising thing about this channel is that it started just a few months ago and yet it's top-quality. It's so bizarre. Genuinely one of the best channels out there.

@IMDunn-oy9cd 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Cow.

@razor1uk610 2 жыл бұрын

When 21 tons of bomb lands pratically on a cow... Rest In Paste

@victory7999 Жыл бұрын

Bombardier: bombs away! Pilot: yeah that... wait... WHAT!? Cow: *chuckles, I'm in danger

@slowturtle8890 Жыл бұрын

There is a B-36 on display at Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona. It's just an enormous plane. Every bit the match of a B-52 in.size.

@dhs8533 2 жыл бұрын

This story is absolutely true. I have 4 different Nuclear Defense certifications from the Defense Nuclear Weapons School located at Kirtland AFB. I have seen this weapon as close to me as this phone is right now and this incident is one of the 36 case studies we went through during my Command & Staff Radiological Course.

@tieember9596 Жыл бұрын

Meaning this one case has 36 case studies or 36 incidents...

@maskcollector6949 Жыл бұрын

And that’s only within public and secret access lol.

@Anonymouse_Art_INC 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I bet the Soviets has some CRAZY nuclear accidents with their planes. It would be pretty sweet to hear about some of them

@killman369547 9 ай бұрын

Yeah. But we probably never will because the russian government is far less open about that than the US government is.

@starcetus 2 жыл бұрын

I like how this is the 3rd broken arrow event I heard of. Apparently this happened a lot more than I thought it did

@sambretoothmcgoon3020 2 жыл бұрын

I actually love these videos I like how you go on little tangents no need to cut yourself off

@AdamOoi85 2 жыл бұрын

10:10 RIP cow. Go raise hell and return as Hell Bovine

@matt262 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite aviation channel now.

@StaleDoritoCrumb 3 жыл бұрын

@matt262 3 жыл бұрын

@@StaleDoritoCrumb Hello

@BenSATX 2 жыл бұрын

This was so interesting, thanks for making this video.

@thorzap1374 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives in Albuquerque, let me tell you, nothing of note would have been lost

@PaperSkiesAviation 3 жыл бұрын

*New video is coming soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it.* 🔔

@Galaxyca 3 жыл бұрын

yay

@SouperSomething 3 жыл бұрын

Already subbed! Great channel!

@ultra_gagayay 3 жыл бұрын

Subbed my guy keep up me guy

@7177YT 3 жыл бұрын

Its pure joy watching you do your thing! Thank you!

@FIRE_STORMFOX-3692 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the song name?

@0AuntJemima0 3 жыл бұрын

I love your format and all the nitty gritty details. Anyone who’s complaining about long form content shouldn’t be watching long form content lol.

@bbbbbbb51 2 жыл бұрын

"long form content"? It's a 13 minute video lmao

@patrickmoran687 9 ай бұрын

My boss was the pilot of one of the planes in that group that day. The bomb is dropped by parachute. He could see the vehicles on the ground closing in on the area where the bomb was headed.

@GvIn2it 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the WHOLE video.

@AdamosDad 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes functionality brings a sort of beauty, this is one of those times, the Convair B-36 is a thing of beauty to an old aircraft enthusiast.

@Reddsoldier 2 жыл бұрын

I always think it looks like a glimpse into an alternative reality where jet engines never reached true practicality so prop driven monsters remained the harbingers of tactical air power.

@AdamosDad 2 жыл бұрын

@@Reddsoldier From todays perspective it does look very steam punk, it would need a little patina though.

@elijah4666 3 жыл бұрын

I just realized that this is a new channel :( that means that i can't binge a load of videos. great work

@callenclarke371 2 жыл бұрын

So, first of all, the content is excellent. Informative, to the point, thorough and accurate. But the humor just makes it better. Dry! Very Dry! Love that lie meter! Well done!

@kayleee4065 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking already before the disclaimer "wow this is a lot of unnecessary exposition" and then you did that 🤣 hilarious self reflection there. Kudos.

@steveblankenship5474 2 жыл бұрын

I was in Albuquerque in 1957 as a 3 year old and my father was in the Air Force and worked on B-36 planes. He passed away in 2015 and I never heard about this until a couple of years ago, my father had to have been involved in this.

@chrishouse7522 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. A family friend who was a was a bomber pilot during WWII and flew "the hump" (the Himalayas) actually piloted the B-36 among others. He had some great stories and was awarded at least one medal for for some in-flight quick thinking retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He also piloted the plane that photographed the nuclear detonation at Enewetak atoll.

@MoatenGat 3 жыл бұрын

You are one of the best short documentary producers on KZfaq, perfect mix of humor and facts.

@standard-carrier-wo-chan Жыл бұрын

That casual "bombs away" just sent me to the moon xD

@Livewyr7 6 ай бұрын

Dunno how it took so long to find you, but I'm glad I did. Fun vids! (Subbed)

@NoahSpurrier 3 жыл бұрын

Bombs-away! Dr. Strangelove is certainly one of the best movies ever.

@bobjoatmon1993 2 жыл бұрын

Taste differ. I watched it once and avoided it every other time it showed. Inaccurate, too many stereotypes and biases, implausible plot. Hollywood drivel and only the star actors name power carried the movie. PS - and I'm not a bleeding heart, I was and remain a firm believer that strength deters aggression and the reason we've NOT had any serious eats is the nuclear deterrent of the USA.

@4skintim962 2 жыл бұрын

I like it. Good movie

@tyrannosaurusimperator 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Strangelove is the worst movie I've ever seen. 90% of the dialogue is unintelligible and the rest isn't very funny.

@NoahSpurrier 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobjoatmon1993 it’s a cinematic masterpiece!! You do realize it was a comedy, right? Inaccuracies, stereotypes, biases, and implausibility are not flaws in a comedy. Slim Pickens and George C. Scott gave some of their best performances in their careers in this movie. Loved Slim Pickens in this movie.

@herbertkeithmiller 2 жыл бұрын

6:58 I enjoyed learning about the political machinations and the capabilities of the B-36 bomber

@walter.bellini 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the very interesting video

@helterskelter416 2 жыл бұрын

11:51 i listened 3 times before i figured out you were saying "new jet bomber" and not "new chad bomber" X'D

@DavidALovingMPF102 3 жыл бұрын

Today, as a resident of Rio Rancho, just outside of Albuquerque, we expect the unusual here. I think there are more threats from Chinese and Russian spies here than the fear of nukes falling out of bombers. From the state where the world's first nuke was detonated, thanks. Come out here for balloon fiesta in October. Great video, well edited.

@golfinguy423 3 жыл бұрын

As an Albuquerque resident I agree!

@joeg5414 3 жыл бұрын

I live up in Durango CO. Go down to Albuquerque quite a bit. Farmington more.

@iamtheoffenderofall 2 жыл бұрын

Come to New Mexico for Balloon Fiesta.... Stay cause your vehicle was stolen, LOL.

@DavidALovingMPF102 2 жыл бұрын

@@iamtheoffenderofall A lot of truth to that.

@shadowflash705 2 жыл бұрын

@@worldoftancraft yeah, the biggest threat is the spies stealing bovine secrets of the moo county. Not to mention that before US pressed the rewind button on Cold War the biggest threat was DPRK *before they even decided to make nukes* - a country that never participated in any war since well... Korean war. Aka 2nd in the top 100 most harmless countries, right after Vatican. And what was their reason to acquire nuclear weapons? US invasion plans. And it worked. Setting a nice example for small countries which want to be independent - get them nukes.