US bomber explodes over Oxfordshire homes

Title

US bomber explodes over Oxfordshire homes

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:31

Description

A retired air commodore is claiming that last night’s fireball from a US Air Force jet could have caused another Hiroshima over southern England. The F1-11 nuclear bomber got into trouble over the Upper Heyford airbase in Oxfordshire, spewing blazing fuel into the night sky, before limping to a safe emergency landing. Air Commodore Alastair Mackie, who used to fly British nuclear bombers but is now a Vice -Chairman of CND, says there could have been a catastrophe. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Alastair Mackie

Keywords

Aircraft; USA; Air accidents; Armed forces; Fires; UK; Military aircraft; England; Nuclear weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Oxfordshire; Health and safety; Upper Heyford; Steeple Aston

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