The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers, attack aircraft and bomber aircraft. From 1962 to 1972 under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian CF-104 squadrons known as the RCAF Nuclear Strike Force.

At the time of the accident, the B-52G was carrying four B28FI Mod 2 Y1 thermonuclear (hydrogen) bombs, [2][3][4] all of which fell to the surface. Three were found on land near the small fishing village of Palomares in Almería, Spain.

The W-28 small diameter, light weight ("Class-D") thermonuclear warhead in this bomb became the most versatile and widely used design ever adopted by the United States.

The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers and bomber aircraft. From 1962 to 1972 under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian CF-104 squadrons known as the RCAF Nuclear Strike Force.

Jan 21, 2025 · 17 January 1966: A United States Air Force Boeing B-52G-115-BW Stratofortress, 58-0256, and its 7-man crew, along with a second B-52, were flying an Airborne Nuclear Alert patrol over the Mediterranean Sea. The bomber, call sign “Tea 16,” was armed with four Mark 28 nuclear bombs carried in its bomb bay.

According to researcher Chuck Hansen, the W34 Python was a gas-boosted fission primary used in several designs of American thermonuclear weapons. Hansen's research indicates that the W34 Python primary was used in the US B28 nuclear bomb, W28, W40, and W49, and as a boosted fission warhead without a thermonuclear second stage in several other ...

Die B28 (ursprünglich Mk 28) war eine Wasserstoffbombe, die als frei fallende Fliegerbombe mit einer variabel wählbaren Sprengkraft konstruiert wurde. Sie wurde sowohl für das taktische wie auch das strategische Einsatzkonzept entwickelt und 1962 in Dienst gestellt. (de) B28 (旧称 Mark 28 マーク 28) はアメリカ合衆国が開発した核爆弾。

English: The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers and bomber aircraft.

Oct 14, 2024 · Carrying a B28 atomic bomb on a centreline rack under the fuselage, the Canadian pilots — two jets per squadron — would sit alert from three to four days every month for 24 hours, ready to ...

The four B28 nuclear bombs, each equipped with both 16-foot diameter and 64-foot diameter parachutes, fell from the plane when it broke up. Three of the bombs landed on shore. The 16-foot parachute deployed on one, leaving it intact as it landed.