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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
CONTEXT: Wright Aeronautical Development Center Aircraft in Operation Redwing, 1956
Operation Redwing was a series of 17 atmospheric nuclear test detonations conducted between May and July of 1956 at Bikini and Eniwetok atolls in the South Pacific. A variety of fighter and bomber aircraft were flown in the vicinity of the explosions, equipped with instruments to measure the effects of the thermal load and shock wave upon their structure and operation with the goal of developing guidelines for operations involving nuclear weapons.
Posted at February 10, 2021 15:51