Fourth British Nuclear Test PHOTO Breakaway, Atomic Bomb Blast 5x7-image
Fourth British Nuclear Test PHOTO Breakaway, Atomic Bomb Blast 5x7-image
Fourth British Nuclear Test PHOTO Breakaway, Atomic Bomb Blast 5x7-image

Fourth British Nuclear Test PHOTO Breakaway, Atomic Bomb Blast 5x7

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Image Color: Color Finish: Glossy Original/Reprint: Reprint Atomic Bomb: Photo Listed By: Dealer or Reseller Image Orientation: Portrait Color: Color Production Technique: Photograph Antique: No Unit of Sale: Single Piece Framing: Unframed Number of Photographs: 1 Type: Photograph Theme: Nuclear Bomb, Atomic Bomb, Gadget Format: Reprint Photo Type: Glossy Material: photograph Size: 5x7 Subject: Nuclear Bomb Country of Origin: United Kingdom

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Fourth British Nuclear Test PHOTO Breakaway, Atomic Bomb Blast 5x7. Conducted on October 22, 1956, Breakaway was a tower-mounted detonation of a boosted “Red Beard” nuclear device, producing a yield of about 10 kilotons of TNT. It marked the conclusion of the Buffalo series and was used to study blast effects and radioactive fallout patterns during Britain’s early Cold War nuclear weapons testing program in Australia. 5x7 inch glossy reprinted photo of the fourth British nuclear test from Operation Buffalo at the Maralinga nuclear test site showing “Breakaway,” the fourth and final test in the 1956 series. Conducted on October 22, 1956, Breakaway was a tower-mounted detonation of a boosted “Red Beard” nuclear device, producing a yield of about 10 kilotons of TNT. It marked the conclusion of the Buffalo series and was used to study blast effects and radioactive fallout patterns during Britain’s early Cold War nuclear weapons testing program in Australia. Public domain

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