Charlie Shot Detonation

 30 Oct 51

This atomic weapon, dropped from an airplane and detonated at a height of 1,132 feet, had the explosive power of 14,000 tons of TNT.

Aerial View Charlie Detonation

Fall 1951 Continental Test Series (Buster-Jangle}
Photo - Defense Special Weapons Agency

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