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more at http://quickfound.net/ Pilot training film showing choice of tactics for nuclear attacks from aircraft carriers, using the Douglas A-4D Skyhawk to deliver a Mark 7 nuclear bomb. This is the aircraft type which "lost" an atom bomb in Tom Clancy's novel "The Sum of All Fears." United States Navy training film MN-9364b Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). This was the highest resolution I could obtain at this time. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_7_nuclear_bomb Mark 7 "Thor" (or Mk-7') was the first tactical nuclear bomb adopted by US armed forces. It was also the first weapon to be delivered using the toss method with the help of the low-altitude bombing system (LABS). The weapon was tested in Operation Buster-Jangle. To facilitate external carry by fighter-bomber aircraft, Mark 7 was fitted with retractable stabilizer fins. Mark 7 was a dial-a-yield capsule-type weapon with fissile (or fissionable) elements (uranium 235) stored in a separate container. The Mark 7 warhead (W7) also formed the basis of the 30.5 inch (77.5 cm) BOAR rocket, the Mark 90 Betty nuclear depth charge, and MGR-1 Honest John rocket and MGM-5 Corporal ballistic missile. It was also supplied for delivery by Royal Air Force Canberra aircraft assigned to NATO in Germany under the command of SACEUR. This was done under the auspices of Project E - an agreement between the USA and the UK on the RAF carriage of US nuclear weapons. The Mark 7 was in service from 1952 to 1968 with 1700-1800 having been built... Survivors A Mark 7 casing is on display in the Cold War hangar at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Specifications - Length: 15.2 ft (4.6 m) - Diameter: 2.5 ft (0.8 m) - Weight: 1680 lb (764 kg) - Fuzing: airburst or contact - Yield: variable yield between 8 and 61 kilotons - Implosion nuclear weapon Users - English Electric Canberra (Royal Air Force) - Douglas F3D-2B Skyknight - Douglas A-1 Skyraider - Douglas A-3 Skywarrior - Douglas A-4 Skyhawk - Martin B-57 Canberra - McDonnell F2H Banshee - McDonnell F3H Demon - McDonnell F-101 Voodoo - North American FJ Fury - North American B-45 Tornado - North American F-100 Super Sabre - Republic F-84 Thunderjet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-4_Skyhawk The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a carrier-capable attack aircraft developed for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The delta winged, single-engined Skyhawk was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Company, and later by McDonnell Douglas. It was originally designated the A4D under the U.S. Navy's pre-1962 designation system. The Skyhawk is a light-weight aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 24,500 pounds (11,100 kg) and has a top speed of more than 600 miles per hour (970 km/h). The aircraft's five hardpoints support a variety of missiles, bombs and other munitions and was capable of delivering nuclear weapons using a low altitude bombing system and a "loft" delivery technique. The A-4 was originally powered by the Wright J65 turbojet engine; from the A-4E onwards, the Pratt & Whitney J52 was used. Skyhawks played key roles in the Vietnam War, the Yom Kippur War, and the Falklands War. Fifty years after the aircraft's first flight, some of the nearly 3,000 produced remain in service with several air arms around the world, including from the Brazilian Navy's aircraft carrier, São Paulo...