Fred
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The atomic tipped Genie was only test fired once over Yucca flats. It was detonated at 18000 feet over a group of observers. here are some photos of the test I found on the web. The aircraft is an F89 Scorpion and the yield of the weapon was 1.5 kilotons aproximately. With a range of six miles you had to turn in a heck of hurry apparently after firing it. The upside was whatever you fired it at was likely to float back to earth as charcoal. A different time indeed.
https://www.aracnet.com/~pdxavets/plumb2.htm
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fred
https://www.aracnet.com/~pdxavets/plumb2.htm
Cheers
fred