aeroman3:
"Shot Lea" from "Operation Hardtack II" (1958, 1.4KT) This test was a fizzle in yield, and suspended from a balloon 1500 feet above surface.
aeroman3:
Unidentified shot from "Operation Tumbler" - 'Shot Snapper' (1952; kiloton range). Roughly 1 ms after detonation.
aeroman3:
"Shot George" from "Operation Greenhouse" (225KT, 1951). 20 ms after detonation. The bright band near the base is the emerging Mach stem, an area of maximum shock.
aeroman3:
"Shot George" from "Operation Greenhouse" (225KT, 1951). 30 ms after detonation. Mach stem continues to grow.
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" - One of the test towers used in the Spring 1955 "Teapot Test Series".
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" - The remains of the tower that supported the device fired at Nevada Test Site, March 22, 1955.
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" "SHOT WASP PRIME" - Detonation of the nuclear device air-dropped at Nevada Test Site on March 29, 1955. Code named "WASP PRIME".
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" - "MET" (Military Effects Test)-The April 15, 1955 atomic test at the Nevada Test Site.
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" - "MET" (Military Effects Test) - High-level view of the April 15, 1955 atomic test at the Nevada Test Site photographed from a US Air Force photographic plane. Code named "MET" (Military Effects Test).
aeroman3:
"OPERATION TEAPOT" - Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office.
aeroman3:
The fireball of "SHOT PRISCILLA" - Shot fired on June 24, 1957 as a part of the "OPERATION PLUMB BOB" series.
aeroman3:
Initial flash of "SHOT FRANKLIN" with the Navy ZSC-1 Blimp from Lakehurst NAS, Lakehurst, NJ, moored nearby to measure shock wave effects, June 2, 1957.
aeroman3:
June 2, 1957 - "SHOT FRANKLIN" fireball begins to fade as first rays of early light and flare illuminate the Navy ZSC-1 Blimp moored nearby.
