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The conventional explosives aboard detonated and the nuclear payload ruptured and dispersed which resulted in radioactive contamination. Six crew members ejected safely but 27-year-old co-pilot Leonard Svitenko who did not have an ejection seat was killed while trying to bail out.
(21 January 1968)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 16th of April 1946 79 years ago |
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 Racecar driver and automobile manufacturer Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide by hanging at the age of 62 in Slidell, Louisiana, United States. Chevrolet was suffering from depression. |
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