Lost Nuke; The Last Flight of Bomber 075

Septer, Dirk

ISBN 10: 1772031283 / ISBN 13: 9781772031287

Published by Heritage House, Vancouver BC, 2016

About this Item

Card cover show light shelf wear, creasing.; A bright, solid book.; 5.9 X 0.7 X 8.9 inches; 224 pages; "Just before midnight on February 13, 1950, three engines of a US Air Force B-36 intercontinental bomber caught fire over Canadas northwest coast. The crew jumped, and the plane ditched somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Almost four years later, the wreck of the bomber was found accidentally in a remote location in the coastal mountains of British Columbia, three hours flying time in the opposite direction of where it was supposed to have crashed. After years of silence, the United States finally admitted to losing its very first nuclear bomb; the incident was its first Broken Arrow, the code name for accidents involving nuclear weapons.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lost Nuke; The Last Flight of Bomber 075
• Publisher: Heritage House, Vancouver BC
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1772031283
• ISBN 13: 9781772031287
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: Revised Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Militaria

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Synopsis

"A story seemingly drawn out of a Hollywood action script...Gripping stuff."--Canada's History

Just before midnight on February 13, 1950, three engines of a US Air Force B-36 intercontinental bomber caught fire over Canada's northwest coast. The crew jumped, and the plane ditched somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Almost four years later, the wreck of the bomber was found accidentally in a remote location in the coastal mountains of British Columbia, three hours' flying time in the opposite direction of where it was supposed to have crashed. After years of silence, the United States finally admitted to losing its very first nuclear bomb; the incident was its first Broken Arrow, the code name for accidents involving nuclear weapons. But was the bomb dropped and exploded over the Inside Passage, or was it blown up at the aircraft's resting place in the mountains? This Cold War-era tale follows the last flight of bomber 075 and attempts to unravel the real story behind more than fifty years of secrecy, misdirection, and misinformation.

About the Author

Dirk Septer is an aviation historian and photographer who focuses on the West Coast and Canadian Arctic. He was the lead investigator in the television documentary Lost Nuke, which first aired on the Discovery Channel in 2004. Dirk lives on Cortes Island, BC.