The U.S. Air Force Lost a 3.6 Megaton Hydrogen Bomb 68 Years Ago. It Was Never Recovered

The U.S. Air Force Lost a 3.6 Megaton Hydrogen Bomb 68 Years Ago. It Was Never Recovered

On the night of February 5, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet collided with an F-86 Sabre over Georgia. The damaged B-47 carried a Mark 15 thermonuclear bomb. At 7,200 feet over Wassaw Sound near Tybee Island, the pilot released the bomb. The Mark 15 weighed 7,600 pounds and had a yield of up to 3.8 megatons — over 100 times the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The U.S. military launched a 10-week search involving Navy divers, minesweepers, helicopters, and unde…