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William Day Rehearsal, 19 Jul 1946 – Operation Crossroads 75 Years Ago

Aboard the USS Fall River (CA-131), Bikini Atoll,19 Jul 1946, William Day – Today was William Day, the code name for the rehearsal of Test Baker on July 25. The Baker bomb would be the first underwater explosion of an atomic bomb. Nicknamed “Bikini Helen” or “Helen of Bikini”, the 23-kiloton bomb would be lowered…

April 5, 2021 in Excerpts from the Book.
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