US B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crash in Greenland 51 Years Ago

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    A U.S. military B-52 nuclear bomber crash in Greenland 51 years ago still resonates with three Danish citizens who were involved in the cleanup.

    The Air Force B-52 Stratofortress with four hydrogen bombs on board crashed January 21st, 1968, 7 miles from Thule Air Base, where the Banes were working for a military contractor from Denmark.  They each now have cancer and blame their illnesses on exposure to weapons-grade plutonium scattered by the crash.

    Since 2010 the three men have been pursuing benefits through a U.S. government workers' competensation program that covers foreigners who worked at a military base and were injured or disables on the job.

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