Operation Plumbbob

English: Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests conducted between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site.

Deutsch: Operation Plumbbob war eine Serie von amerikanischen Kernwaffentests, die zwischen dem 28. Mai und 7. Oktober 1957 auf der Nevada Test Site stattfand.

Bomb	Date	Yield (predicted)
Boltzmann	11:55 28. May 1957 (GMT)	12 kt (11 kt)
Franklin	11:55 2. June 1957 (GMT)	140 t (2 kt)
Lassen	11:45 5. June 1957 (GMT)	0,5 t (600 t)
Wilson	11:45 18. June 1957 (GMT)	10 kt (8 kt bzw. 2-12 kt)
Priscilla	13:30 24. June 1957 (GMT)	37 kt (40 kt)
Coulomb-A	17:30 1. July 1957 (GMT)	0 t (1-2 lb)
Hood	11:40 4. July 1957 (GMT)	74 kt (60−80 kt)
Diablo	11:30 15. July 1957 (GMT)	17 kt (11−15 kt)
John	14:00 19. July 1957 (GMT)	1,7 kt (1,7 kt)
Kepler	11:50 24. July 1957 (GMT)	10 kt (11 kt)
Owens	13:30 25. July 1957 (GMT)	9,7 kt (2-10 kt)
Pascal-A	08:00 26. July 1957 (GMT)	Slight: 55 t (1-2 Lb)
Stokes	12:25 07. August 1957 (GMT)	19 kt (10-20 kt)
Saturn	01:00 10. August 1957 (GMT)	0 kt (100 Lb)
Shasta	12:00 18. August 1957 (GMT)	17 kt (11-15 kt)
Doppler	12:30 23. August 1957 (GMT)	11 kt (-)
Pascal-B	22:35 27. August 1957 (GMT)	0,3 kt (1-2 Lb)
Frankin Prime	12:40 30. August 1957 (GMT)	4,7 kt (2 kt)
Smoky	12:30 23. August 1957 (GMT)	44 kt (45-50 kt)
Galileo	12:40 02. September 1957 (GMT)	11 kt (-)
Wheeler	12:45 06. September 1957 (GMT)	197 t (200 t)
Coulomb-B	20:50 06. September 1957 (GMT)	0,3 kt (1-2 Lb; max. 20 t)
Laplace	13:00 08. September 1957 (GMT)	1 kt (1,5-2 kt)
Fizeau	16:45 14. September 1957 (GMT)	11 kt (8-10 kt)
Newton	12:50 16. September 1957 (GMT)	12 kt (50-70 kt)
Rainier	16:59 19. September 1957 (GMT)	1,7 kt (-)
Whitney	12:30 23. September 1957 (GMT)	19 kt (15 kt)
Charleston	13:00 28. September 1957 (GMT)	12 kt
Morgan	13:00 07. October 1957 (GMT)	8 kt (2-10 kt)

• Gallery
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  Operation Plumbbob - Boltzmann
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  Another view of the Boltzmann shot
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  Franklin cloud and blimp illuminated by flare
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  Operation Plumbbob - Lassen
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  Operation Plumbbob - Wilson
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  Operation Plumbbob - Priscilla
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  Operation Plumbbob - Priscilla (colored)
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  Another view of the Priscilla shot
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  30 minutes after the Priscilla event
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  Operation Plumbbob - Hood
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  Operation Plumbbob - Hood
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  Another view of the Hood shot
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  Operation Plumbbob - Diablo
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  Another view of the Diablo shot
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  Operation Plumbbob - John
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  Operation Plumbbob - John
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  Operation Plumbbob - John
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  Operation Plumbbob - Kepler
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  Operation Plumbbob - Owens
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  Operation Plumbbob - Shasta
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  Operation Plumbbob - Doppler
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  Another view of the Doppler shot
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  Operation Plumbbob - Frankin Prime
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  Operation Plumbbob - Smoky
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  Operation Plumbbob - Smoky
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  Another view of the Smoky shot
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  Operation Plumbbob - Fizeau
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  Another view of the Fizeau shot
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  Operation Plumbbob - Whitney
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  Spectators while the Boltzmann event
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  The 500 foot tower used in Diablo shot
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  The tail of an unmanned U.S. Navy Blimp with the Stokes cloud in background. The airship was used in military effects experiments on blast and heat.
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  Aerial view of Camp Mercury