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<div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:1953 Palheim explosion.jpg|120px]]</div> On 15 April 1953, a {{wpl|Boeing B-47 Stratojet|B-47}} crashed at the [[Palheim Air Base]] near the town of [[Palheim]] in [[Sovar]] caused the accidental detonation of one of the stored weapons at the site. The explosion which occurred approximately 5 kilometres outside of the settlement killed most of it's inhabitants along with all of the personnel on the Air Base | <div style="float:left;margin:0.5em 0.9em 0.4em 0;">[[File:1953 Palheim explosion.jpg|120px]]</div> On 15 April 1953, a {{wpl|Boeing B-47 Stratojet|B-47}} crashed at the [[Palheim Air Base]] near the town of [[Palheim]] in [[Sovar]] caused the accidental detonation of one of the stored weapons at the site. The explosion which occurred approximately 5 kilometres outside of the settlement killed most of it's inhabitants along with all of the personnel on the Air Base | ||
The explosion led to the [[Rythenean Sovar|Sovarese government]] ordering an inquiry into the disaster which found several major structural and technical faults with the site's design and the lack of communication between the Site's operators and the residents of Palheim. The explosion was felt in [[Sulastad]] which was 40 kilometres south of Palheim | The explosion led to the [[Rythenean Sovar|Sovarese government]] ordering an inquiry into the disaster which found several major structural and technical faults with the site's design and the lack of communication between the Site's operators and the residents of Palheim. The explosion was felt in [[Sulastad]] which was 40 kilometres south of Palheim. ('''[[1953 Palheim explosion|See more...]]''') | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 31 December 2020
On 15 April 1953, a B-47 crashed at the Palheim Air Base near the town of Palheim in Sovar caused the accidental detonation of one of the stored weapons at the site. The explosion which occurred approximately 5 kilometres outside of the settlement killed most of it's inhabitants along with all of the personnel on the Air Base
The explosion led to the Sovarese government ordering an inquiry into the disaster which found several major structural and technical faults with the site's design and the lack of communication between the Site's operators and the residents of Palheim. The explosion was felt in Sulastad which was 40 kilometres south of Palheim. (See more...)