REDWING TEST SERIES OF 1956

The following picture gallery represents the nuclear tests conducted at the Pacific Proving Ground between May and July of 1956. The caption under each photo gives the name, date, emplacement and yield.

Lacrosse 5/5/56 surface 40Kt Cherokee 5/21/56 Airdrop 3.8Mt Zuni 5/28/56 Surface 3.5Mt Erie 5/31/56 tower 14.9Kt Seminole 6/6/56 surface 13.7Kt Flathead 6/12/56 barge 365Kt Blackfoot 6/12/56 8Kt Osage 6/16/56 airdrop 1.7Kt Dakota 6/26/56 barge 1.1Mt   Mohawk 7/3/56 tower 360Kt Apache 7/9/56 barge 1.85 Mt Navajo 7/11/56 barge 4.5Mt Atomic Photos Operation Teapot 1955 Series Tewa 7/21/56 barge 3.5Mt Huron 7/22/56 barge 250Kt Top of Page