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| Picture No | 10284989 |
| Date | 15th May 1957 |
| Description | 1957 nuclear test: The men who dropped Britain's H-bomb |
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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.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News 25 May 1957 page 843 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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