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NF-250 The 37 KT Priscilla Test in 1957 NF-250 The 37 KT Priscilla Test in 1957 destroyed this railroad bridge that was 1,800 feet from ground zero and received overpressure of 40 psi, severely distorting the interior structural girders. Operation Plumbob, number 91. Keywords: Nevada Test Site, Mercury, Nye County, Nevada NTS

NF-250 The 37 KT Priscilla Test in 1957

NF-250 The 37 KT Priscilla Test in 1957 destroyed this railroad bridge that was 1,800 feet from ground zero and received overpressure of 40 psi, severely distorting the interior structural girders.

Operation Plumbob, number 91.

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NF-250 The 37 KT Priscilla Test in 1957
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Plumbbob - Nevada Test Site
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Nevada / Test / Site, / Mercury, / Nye / County, / Nevada / NTS
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1957
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ebanks [Dec 30, 2005 at 07:17 PM]
Operation Plumbob, number 91.

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