Nevada Test Site 1951 Operation Ranger was the detonation of 5 airdropped atomic explosives during the spring of 1951. The first four detonations were very small on the atomic scale, but still many hundreds of times larger than any other explosive device used in war. Perhaps this was the prefered method to introduce Nevadians to the new idea of atomic testing at the Nevada Proving Grounds. Click on the page numbers below for DNA documents that outline the Operation: Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fallout Maps for 3 Ranger Shots Baker Baker-2 Fox United States Atomic Veterans James H McKenzie was in the Air Force Communications section. Gerald Schultz was an Air Force weatherman and witnessed the largest detonation during the Ranger tests. Atomic Veterans Photo Album: Operation Buster/Jangle Just a brief mention of Ranger is made in the film Operation Buster/Jangle. [ Home Page || What's New || Email || Family Mail Call || Notes and Hints ] [ Atomic Veterans, Atomic Test Series and Dates ] [Videos ] Information about the National Association of Atomic Veterans [ The NAAV Story || NAAV Medical Data Base Information ] Atomic Veterans History Project ©1997-2008 For use of the material found on this web site, please send us an email with your request.