1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash

aviation accident
Event aviation_accident Q346847
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Summary

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash is in the country of Greenland[3].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's instance of is recorded as Broken Arrow[5].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's instance of is recorded as radioactive contamination[6].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash is operated by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing[7].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash took place at Thule Air Base[8].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's Commons category is recorded as 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash[9].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash took place on January 21, 1968[10].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 76.527777777778, 'longitude': -69.281944444444}[11].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's has cause is recorded as conflagration[12].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[13].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's start point is recorded as Plattsburgh Air Force Base[14].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[15].
  • 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash's vessel is recorded as Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[16].

Body

When and Where

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash occurred on January 21, 1968[10]. It took place at Thule Air Base[8]. It is in the country of Greenland[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include aviation accident[4], Broken Arrow[5], and radioactive contamination[6].

Outcome and Impact

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash resulted in {'amount': '+1'} deaths[13].

Why It Matters

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash ranks in the top 10% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · C960657 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → thuleulykken
    Operator → —
    Coordinates → —
    Vessel → Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: thuleulykken"
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