Atomic Veterans History Project Featured Photos Index Featured Photo #1 Climax Shot 61 Kilotons Climax was the eleventh, and final, shot of the Upshot-Knothole series of atomic detonations conducted between March and May of 1953. To this date it was the largest device exploded at the Nevada Test Site. Featured Photo #2 Detonation Cloud, Christmas Island The atomic drop was one of the early drops, probably made in May of 1962. That's the best I can place this picture. I may be wrong about the time this picture was taken...but it's around May. --Bill Vaughn, Operation Dominic 1 Featured Photo #3 Operation Dominic 1 In this photo, the detonation of Bighorn is many seconds old. The blinding atomic light and heat pulse have almost faded away. This enormous thermonuclear fireball dissipated and its radioactive debris fell out over many thousands of square miles. In the lower right are the outlines of the men who served aboard the USS Princeton. Two veterans aboard the Princeton during the Bighorn shot sent email about their duty, Joe Tucci and George Sheasby, a telegrapher. [ Home Page || What's New || Email || Family Mail Call || Notes and Hints ] [ Atomic Veterans, Atomic Test Series and Dates ] [ T-Shirts || Videos ] Information about the National Association of Atomic Veterans [ The NAAV Story || NAAV Medical Data Base Information ] Atomic Veterans History Project ©1999 For use of the material found on this web site, please send us an email with your request.