BROKEN ARROW 1

ISBN: 9780888395962 Géneros: Sinópsis: A nonfiction account of the first loss of an atomic bomb by the American military which took place over the coast of British Columbia in February 1950 On a cold windy February night off the coast of BC in 1950 a new B36 United States Air Force bomber experienced catastrophic engine failures on three of its six engines Before the airplane crashed into a mountainside the crew dropped their atomic bomb over the Pacific Ocean into Hecate Strait The aircraft was carrying one of the first two Mark4 atomic bombs ever loaned to the USAF by the Atomic Energy Commission In addition to a very heavy atomic bomb the craft carried seventeen crewmembers The US military very concerned about the loss of seventeen men one bomber and one atomic bomb immediately launched a huge search operation Many of the crew were rescued by fishermen and the Royal Canadian Navy but the aircraft full of secret equipment was not found Broken Arrow No1 examines exactly what happened in the preparation for the mission the mission itself the accident the loss of the bomb the search and eventually the destruction of the bomber four years later The work goes on to detail the subsequent search for documents and the official expedition to the crash site to collect artifacts for a major museum display This book also goes a long way to dispel the rumors and the conspiracy theories that have surrounded this incident for decades by using declassified topsecret documents to demonstrate what really happened in the winter of 1950 over the cold coastal waters of British Columbia Broken Arrow No1 includes an introduction that offers the reader historical and geopolitical background for the events occurring at the time Accompanying the detailed text are numerous neverbeforepublished photographs Also included in the book is an extensive appendix section which includes transcripts of contemporary military reports declassified documents and a diary of the 20