Couverture de Boomtown - Albuquerque's First Broken Arrow Nuclear Accident

Boomtown - Albuquerque's First Broken Arrow Nuclear Accident

Boomtown - Albuquerque's First Broken Arrow Nuclear Accident

De : Joseph T. Page II
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On the night of April 11, 1950, a B-29 Superfortress bomber took off from Albuquerque, New Mexico and crashed three minutes later, killing the entire crew. The incident was a designated a "Broken Arrow," an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons components. The crash was the second Broken Arrow in U.S. military history, and the first to occur within the Continental United States.

"Boomtown" is a limited podcast series that will investigate the crash, the aircrew, the aircraft and everything in between. Using declassified military records, along with newspapers, personal anecdotes from the crewmember's families, and local research in Albuquerque, Author Joseph T. Page II attempts to dissect the crash to help determine "What happened on the night of April 11, 1950 in the skies over Albuquerque, New Mexico?"

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    • Episode Zero - Introduction to "Boomtown"

      Episode Zero - Introduction to "Boomtown"
      Feb 12 2026

      In Episode Zero, author Joseph T. Page II introduces listeners to the April 11, 1950 crash of a B-29 Superfortress bomber outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

      The episode lays the groundwork for the limited podcast series investigating the crash, discussing the background of the crew, history of the aircraft, and the location of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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      7 min
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