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The B28, originally Mark 28, was a thermonuclear bomb carried by U.S. tactical fighter bombers, attack aircraft and bomber aircraft. From 1962 to 1972 under the NATO nuclear weapons sharing program, American B28s also equipped six Europe-based Canadian CF-104 squadrons known as the RCAF Nuclear Strike Force. It was also supplied for delivery by UK-based Royal Air Force Valiant and Canberra aircraft assigned to NATO under the command of SACEUR. In addition, certain U.S. Navy carrier based attack aircraft such as the A3D Skywarrior, A4D Skyhawk, and A3J Vigilante were equipped to carry the B28.

Mk 28 nuclear bomb Ellsworth AFB 1984
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Mark 28 thermo-nuclear bombs are downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD `84 - DPLA - 421d18ae296820ac883e6dd02c71addeMark 28 thermo-nuclear bombs are downloaded from a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84 - DPLA - 421d18ae296820ac883e6dd02c71adde
Mark-28 bomb being transported to an F-100 via bomb lift truck by the load crew of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kadena Air Base
1966 Palomares B-52 crash - recovered H-bomb
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B-52H Bomb Bay - 1984 at Ellsworth AFBB-52H Bomb Bay - 1984 at Ellsworth AFB
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