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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name            = 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
| image           = Boeing B-52G in flight 061026-F-1234S-021.jpg
| image_size      = 250
| caption         = A B-52G, similar to the one that crashed at Thule Air Base
| date            = January 21, 1968
| type            = In-flight fire
(contracted; show full)]] when a cabin fire forced the crew to abandon the aircraft before they could carry out an [[emergency landing]] at [[Thule Air Base]]. Six crew members ejected safely, but one who did not have an [[ejection seat]] was killed while trying to bail out. The bomber crashed onto [[sea ice]] in [[North Star Bay]],<ref group="Note">Also known as Bylot Sound.</ref> [[Greenland]], causing the nuclear payload to rupture and disperse, which resulted in widespread [[radioactive contamination]].
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The United States and [[Denmark]] launched an intensive clean-up and recovery operation, but the [[Teller–Ulam design#Basic principle|secondary]] of one of the nuclear weapons could not be accounted for after the operation completed. USAF [[Strategic Air Command]] "Chrome Dome" operations were discontinued immediately after the incident, which highlighted the safety and political risks of the missions. Safety procedures were reviewed and more stable explosives were developed for use in nuclear w(contracted; show full)[[da:Thuleulykken]]
[[fr:Accident de Thulé]]
[[ja:チューレ空軍基地米軍機墜落事故]]
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[[pt:Acidente da Base Aérea do Thule B-52 de 1968]]
[[ru:Авиакатастрофа над базой Туле]]
[[fi:Thulen lento-onnettomuus]]
[[zh:1968年图勒空军基地B-52坠毁事件]]