1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision
USA /
Georgia /
Wilmington Island /
World
/ USA
/ Georgia
/ Wilmington Island
crash site, historical layer / disappeared object
The Tybee Island mid-air collision was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force lost a 7,600-pound (3,400 kg) Mark 15 nuclear bomb in the waters off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, United States. During a practice exercise, an F-86 fighter plane collided with the B-47 bomber carrying the bomb. To protect the aircrew from a possible detonation in the event of a crash, the bomb was jettisoned. Following several unsuccessful searches, the bomb was presumed lost somewhere in Wassaw Sound off the shores of Tybee Island.
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Coordinates: 31°55'41"N 80°55'55"W
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