operation dominic
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Channel: broubies · 2008 · Science & Technology
operation dominic: bluestone Bluestone was a parachute retarded test of the LRL XW-56X2 Prime device using a Mk-36 bomb case. A new Strategic Air Command crew dropped the device on its first drop mission after receiving extensive training at Kirtland Air Force base. The device was similar to that tested during Swanee and Arkansas. The test proved to be very successful, achieving the full design yield for the W-56 warhead. A 4.96 kt/kg yield-to-weight ratio, the highest during Operation Dominic, was achieved. The mushroom cloud rose to an altitude of 58,000 feet. Eight B-57 aircraft sampled the cloud at altitudes ranging from 47,000 to 61,000 feet. A rocket used for device debris collection was fired at H+10 minutes and was later recovered by Air Force helicopters.
