Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Jan 17, 1966 (3 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on January 17, 1966 near Palomares Andalusia, Spain with 3 fatalities.
- Date: January 17, 1966
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Palomares Andalusia, Spain
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF B 52G collided with a KC 135 tanker during an air refuelling mission over Spain on 17 January 1966 as part of Operation Chrome Dome. The tanker was destroyed and its four crew were killed, while the bomber broke apart. Three of the four nuclear weapons were found on land near Palomares, and the fourth was recovered from the Mediterranean after a search of about 2.5 months.