Status_of_the_Mk-82_bombs Craig_D._Button



explosive ordnance disposal personnel search alpine ponds remnants of 4 500-pound mark 82 bombs


the 4 500-pound mk-82 bombs have not been found despite exhaustive search involving metal detectors , ground-penetrating radar. bombs designed survive crash , air force expected find them @ site. furthermore, aircraft s bomb racks recovered in wreckage, , indicated bombs had not been released. yet, more 4 dozen witnesses reported hearing loud explosions in northern arizona , near telluride , aspen in colorado. however, no evidence found support idea button released weapons explosions heard. mk-82 bombs can throw fragments more mile (1.6 km), , crash site less 4000 feet (1.2 km) deep alpine lake.











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