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[Penny]

Sixty Years Ago, a Pilot Flew a B-47 Nuclear Bomber Under Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

The pilot was permanently grounded as a result of the stunt.

By Kyle Mizokami
Apr 30, 2019

Sixty years ago this week a person standing next to Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge might have been witness to an amazing sight: a six engine U.S. Air Force nuclear bomber flying between the spans of the bridge, barely clearing the structure.

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Sixty Years Ago, a Pilot Flew a B-47 Nuclear Bomber Under Michigan's Mackinac Bridge

The pilot was permanently grounded as a result of the stunt.

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[Gaz]

Lunatic. Back in the 60s some bloke from the RAF flew his Hawker Hunter through Tower Bridge.

Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Have to wonder if there was a lot more of this kind of stuff back then, it just wasn't witnessed or reported.

 

[Penny]

Probably was alot more of it for whatever reasons, not witnessed or reported, like you said, Gaz.

Seems Pollock wanted to convey a message, according to the link. Lappo it seems, just because he wanted too, according to this article: https://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/John_S_Lappo/John_S_Lappo3.html

 

[bfc1001]

Lunatic. Back in the 60s some bloke from the RAF flew his Hawker Hunter through Tower Bridge.

Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Have to wonder if there was a lot more of this kind of stuff back then, it just wasn't witnessed or reported.

There was more to it gaz.

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Suprise suprise it was down to politics . Theres a short documentary above about it by Mark felton productions . I highly recommend Mark felton by the way , does loads of 5 to 10 minute pieces on unusual military history .