Aerial View: Explosion of the first British H-bomb (Malden Island, 15 May 1957)
Bild On 15 May 1957, as part of Operation Grapple, the United Kingdom explodes its first thermonuclear bomb on Malden Island in the Pacific.
Quelle und Copyright
Quelle: The distinctive mushroom cloud generated during Britain's first hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb test as seen from an aircraft flying above the local natural cloud on 15 May 1957. The weapon was dropped high over Malden Island in the Central Pacific by Vickers Valiant B(K).1 XD818 of No. 49 Squadron RAF, piloted by Wing Commander Kenneth Hubbard [online]. BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR TEST PROGRAMME: OPERATION GRAPPLE. Part of CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION POST 1945 OFFICIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COLLECTION. Ministry of Supply official photographer. London: Imperial War Museum. Black and White. © IWM (GOV 9123) Catalogue number GOV 9123.
Available at: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205189630 .
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