Wow this is a blast from the past!

jordan_229 · 2021-03-04T12:35:20.849Z

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Project 57

Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the Nellis Air Force Range in 1957, following Operation Redwing, and preceding Operation Plumbbob. The test area, also known as Area 13, was a 10 miles (16 km) by 16 miles (26 km) block of land abutting the northeast boundary of the Nevada National Security Site. Project 57 was a combination safety test. The high explosives of a nuclear weapon were detonated asymmetrically to simulate an accidental detonation. The purpos...

Ilovetoast · 2021-03-04T12:39:07.711Z

omg!! Remember these @sallyjones those were the days xx

HotBeefTrauma · 2021-03-04T12:45:19.679Z

I remember the thermo-nuclear detonations of my youth

futilityofendeavour · 2021-03-04T13:17:11.314Z

And the men were blown up, not the wife

jordan_229 · 2021-03-04T13:19:00.117Z

Me and Suzie had so much fun

NoahVale · 2021-03-04T13:22:15.203Z

This happened a couple of miles away from where I live

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RAF Fauld explosion

The RAF Fauld explosion was a military accident which occurred at 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944 at the RAF Fauld underground munitions storage depot in Staffordshire, England. It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history and the largest on UK soil. Between 3,500 and 4,000 tonnes (3,900 and 4,400 tons) of ordnance exploded, mostly high explosives. The explosion crater with a depth of 100 feet (30 m) and 250 yards (230 m) across is still visible just south of Fauld, to th...