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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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nuclearweaponarchive.org [1] |
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1957-07-19 |
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USAF |
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| current | 10:27, 3 February 2024 | | 388 × 484 (37 KB) | Isidore (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=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 w... |
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