Plumbbob John Nuclear Test

Författare/Upphovsman:

USAF

Kreditera:

nuclearweaponarchive.org [1]

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https://sewiki.info/b/5116f

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Beskrivning:

Photo of the "Plumbbob John" nuclear warhead test over the Yucca Flats Nuclear Test Site, Nevada (USA), at 14:00 hrs on 19 July 1957. This test was a combination proof test of the AIR-2A Genie unguided air-to-air rocket, and an effects test of the W-25 warhead. The AIR-2A was fired from a Northrop F-89J Scorpion fighter. The rocket travelled 4240 meters in 4.5 seconds at an altitude of 6,000 m (18,500 ft) before detonating the 1.7 kt warhead.

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Public domain