What the records say
- When
- 2 Feb 1951
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 8
- Where
- Nts
- Coordinates
- 37.00° N, 116.00° W
- Yield kt
- 8
- Type
- airdrop
- Purpose
- weapons development programme
- Reported by
- DOE
Operation Ranger
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
Operation Ranger was the fourth American nuclear test series. It was conducted in 1951 and was the first series to be carried out at the Nevada Test Site. All the bombs were dropped by B-50D bombers of the 4925th Atomic Test Group, exploded in the open air over Frenchman Flat (Area 5).
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The source
- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated
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