Yeah, I'd Stay Away From The Tilapa.

NOT THE USUAL foolishness we talk about here on Dead Things on Sticks, but here's a story I just surfed across on the series of tubes:

Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village

By Tony Long 01.17.08 | 12:00 AM

A hydrogen bomb is recovered from the water, 80 days after it fell into the Mediterranean Sea near Palomares, Spain.
Photo: U.S. Navy

1966: A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber collides with its refueling tanker jet in mid-air over the Spanish coast. Its four hydrogen bombs fall to earth near the fishing village of Palomares.

The bomber collided with the KC-135 tanker at 31,000 feet. Exploding fuel completely destroyed the tanker, killing all four crew members. The B-52 broke apart, spilling its payload -- four Type B28RI hydrogen bombs equipped with 1.45-megaton warheads. Three hit the ground near Palomares while the fourth fell into the Mediterranean Sea.

Three members of the bomber's seven-man crew were killed in what became known as the Palomares hydrogen bombs incident.

And it goes on.

Um.

WHAT?

Was this widely reported at the time? Is this something that people in the village joke about? The story goes on to tell about a fisherman who saw one of the H-bombs fall into the sea, and he helped the U.S. Navy get it back and then went to New York and demanded salvage payment.

Is that a movie or what?

Am I just showing my age here? Do 50 and 60 year old people know about this?