Atomic Veterans Photo Album

Operation Upshot-Knothole, 1953

Fuel depot test Railroad tank car
Soldiers connect fuel hose at test depot
Railroad Tank car was flattened and blown a quarter of a mile from its tracks.
Upshot-Knothole detonationUpshot-Knothole
One of 11 detonations of Upshot-Knothole
The End. Upshot-Knothole 1953

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