LAHi Presents: Seriously TrivialA US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Ticonderoga, departed from Subic Bay
LAHi Presents: Seriously TrivialA US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Ticonderoga, departed from Subic Bay on December 5, 1965. An attack jet from the carrier carrying the B46 nuclear bomb fell into the sea near Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The bomb, attack jet, and its pilot were never found and remain lost to this day.Sources:“Japan Asks Details On Lost H-Bomb”. The Washington Post. May 10, 1989. p. A-35.“H-Bomb Lost at Sea in 65 Off Okinawa, U.S. Admits.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, May 9 1989, articles.latimes.com/1989-05-09/news/mn-3000_1_nuclear-weapons-nuclear-reactors-william-m-arkin.“U.S. Confirms ‘65 Loss of H-Bomb Near Japanese Islands”. The Washington Post. Reuters. May 9, 1989. p. A-27. -- source link
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