1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britain's H-bomb

Britain's first nuclear weapon's test took place on May 15th 1957, when a nuclear device was successfully exploded high in the air over Christmas Island in the Central Pacific. It was dropped from a four engined RAF Valiant jet bomber, captained by Wing Commander K.G Hubbard, seen here entering his aircraft followed by members of his crew

Boarding Dropped Engined Experimental Exploded Hubbard Hydrogen Valiant

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