Broken Arrow…UK style

Sorry for the slight thread drift, but I always had a pet theory that the “Rendlesham Forest Incident” was a nuclear accident of some sort, the USAF happy to have people discussing ET while they took away contaminated soil etc.

Sorry for the slight thread drift, but I always had a pet theory that the “Rendlesham Forest Incident” was a nuclear accident of some sort, the USAF happy to have people discussing ET while they took away contaminated soil etc.

If the aircraft had exploded nuc material would have been scattered across the airfield. That’s a pretty disastrous situation. 🙁

Not sure that that F-100 was loaded at the time, but the storage facilities were being swamped by burning fuel.

As J Boyle commented, a mushroom effect was unlikely; however, a large explosion and area of contamination was highly probable if fire had penetrated the buildings. Not much sophistication in those days with the pits or HE.

If the aircraft had exploded nuc material would have been scattered across the airfield. That’s a pretty disastrous situation. 🙁

Not sure that that F-100 was loaded at the time, but the storage facilities were being swamped by burning fuel.

As J Boyle commented, a mushroom effect was unlikely; however, a large explosion and area of contamination was highly probable if fire had penetrated the buildings. Not much sophistication in those days with the pits or HE.

If the aircraft had exploded nuc material would have been scattered across the airfield. That’s a pretty disastrous situation. 🙁

If the aircraft had exploded nuc material would have been scattered across the airfield. That’s a pretty disastrous situation. 🙁

IE He prevented a disaster!

😎

Define disaster. 😀
You do realise no big bang was going to occur?

IE He prevented a disaster!

😎

Define disaster. 😀
You do realise no big bang was going to occur?

I was just browsing this site:

http://krepon.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/3310/broken-arrows#more-2150

and noticed mention of a UK nuclear incident.

January 16, 1961, Undisclosed U.S. Air Force Base, Great Britain. A nuclear bomber on airborne alert crashed on takeoff causing spilled fuel to erupt into flames which engulfed the aircraft at an undisclosed USAF base in Great Britain. A nuclear weapon mounted on the aircraft’s centerline pylon was badly damaged before the fire could be extinguished. The U.S. Government has not acknowledged the accident and it is not included on the Pentagon’s list of broken arrows.

Does anyone have any more info…specifically where it was?

An F-100 at Lakenheath went off runway into munitions area adjacent to runway 06 end. Rumour has it that fire crew commander received “praise or an award” for prioritising protection of endangered “sensitive assets” rather than concentrating on aircrew rescue – IE He prevented a disaster!

😎

I was just browsing this site:

http://krepon.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/3310/broken-arrows#more-2150

and noticed mention of a UK nuclear incident.

January 16, 1961, Undisclosed U.S. Air Force Base, Great Britain. A nuclear bomber on airborne alert crashed on takeoff causing spilled fuel to erupt into flames which engulfed the aircraft at an undisclosed USAF base in Great Britain. A nuclear weapon mounted on the aircraft’s centerline pylon was badly damaged before the fire could be extinguished. The U.S. Government has not acknowledged the accident and it is not included on the Pentagon’s list of broken arrows.

Does anyone have any more info…specifically where it was?

An F-100 at Lakenheath went off runway into munitions area adjacent to runway 06 end. Rumour has it that fire crew commander received “praise or an award” for prioritising protection of endangered “sensitive assets” rather than concentrating on aircrew rescue – IE He prevented a disaster!

😎

Date is wrong if it is, http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=113367
I think this was an F-100 which was carrying a thermo-nuclear device which suffered a ground accident on January 16, 1961.

Date is wrong if it is, http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=113367
I think this was an F-100 which was carrying a thermo-nuclear device which suffered a ground accident on January 16, 1961.

Wasn’t this just discussed about a month ago?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=113367&highlight=Greenham+Common

BTW: When in the UK I participated in a classified UK/US/NATO nuclear accident exercise.
Yes, all the procedures are very well spelled out. Being a in the UK, the MOD had a big part tro play, far from just an American operation.

Wasn’t this just discussed about a month ago?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=113367&highlight=Greenham+Common

BTW: When in the UK I participated in a classified UK/US/NATO nuclear accident exercise.
Yes, all the procedures are very well spelled out. Being a in the UK, the MOD had a big part tro play, far from just an American operation.

BROKEN ARROW was the US code-word for a nuclear related air accident. The UK MoD used the same code-word. I was (at one time) in the UK Met Office dept responsible for nuclear safety. We had highly classified documents relating to this (and other various nuclear accidents, in the air, on the ground, and at sea(and under it!)). What the UK authorities should (or should not) do was laid down in some very fine detail! They should all be still available, and should be accessible via Freedom Of Information procedures.
HTH
Resmoroh

BROKEN ARROW was the US code-word for a nuclear related air accident. The UK MoD used the same code-word. I was (at one time) in the UK Met Office dept responsible for nuclear safety. We had highly classified documents relating to this (and other various nuclear accidents, in the air, on the ground, and at sea(and under it!)). What the UK authorities should (or should not) do was laid down in some very fine detail! They should all be still available, and should be accessible via Freedom Of Information procedures.
HTH
Resmoroh

There were serious incidents at both Greenham Common and Lakenheath. There is much on the web about them if you Google.

There were serious incidents at both Greenham Common and Lakenheath. There is much on the web about them if you Google.