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On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17• 1966 – Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
Wed Jan 17, 2024: On this day, January 17, 1966, a B-52 bomber collided with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Palomares, Spain.