Dog Shot Detonation

 1 November 1951

The atomic device dropped from an airplane detonates at a height of 1,417 feet, with the explosive power of 21,000 tons of TNT.

Dog Detonation
Fall 1951 Continental Test Series (Buster-Jangle)
Photo - Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

[LANL Photo #2: Shot Dog]

[Bill Bires Narrative]

[Return to Co "A" Operational Report]

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