B-52 flew nuclear bombs across US by mistake
By Alex Spillius in Washington
Last Updated : 1:19am BST 06/09/2007
A B-52 bomber flew the length of the United States mistakenly loaded with as many as six nuclear armed cruise missiles, US military officials confirmed today.
The B-52 bomber has been flown by the US Air Force since 1955.
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The mix-up last week was only discovered after the aircraft landed at Barksdale air force base in Louisiana after making the three and a half (...)