Operation Flintlock (nuclear test)

Nuclear test Operation Flintlock
nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site
Period	1965-1966
Number of tests	48
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	365 kT
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The operation Flintlock was a series of 48 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1965 and 1966 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted.

The individual tests of the Flintlock series

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Izzer	July 16, 1965 1:04 p.m.	Area 9bp	Manhole	<20 kT
2	Pongee	July 22, 1965 1:21 p.m.	Area 2ah	Manhole	<20 kT
3	bronze	July 23, 1965 5:00 p.m.	Area 7f	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
4th	Mauve	August 6, 1965 5:23 pm	Area 3dp	Manhole	<20 kT
5	Ticking	August 21, 1965 1:43 p.m.	Area 9bj	Manhole	<20 kT
6th	Centaur	August 27, 1965 1:51 p.m.	Area 2ak	Manhole	<20 kT
7th	Moa Screamer	September 1, 1965 8:08 pm	Area 3ed Area 3dg	Manhole	<20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
8th	Charcoal	September 10, 1965 5:12 p.m.	Area 7g	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
9	Elkhart	September 17, 1965 3:08 pm	Area 9bs	Manhole	<20 kT
10	Long shot	October 29, 1965 9:00 p.m.	Amchitka, Alaska	Manhole	80 kT
11	sepia	November 12, 1965 6:00 p.m.	Area 3en	Manhole	<20 kT
12	Kermet	November 23, 1965 6:17 pm	Area 2c	Manhole	<20 kT
13	Corduroy	December 3, 1965 3:13 p.m.	Area 10k	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
14th	Emerson	December 16, 1965 3:39 p.m.	Area 2al	Manhole	<20 kT
15th	Buff	December 16, 1965 7:15 p.m.	Area 3 dh	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
16	Maxwell	January 13, 1966 3:37 pm	Area 9br	Manhole	<20 kT
17th	Lampblack	January 18, 1966 6:35 pm	Area 7i	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
18th	Sienna	January 18, 1966 6:35 pm	Area 3cj	Manhole	<20 kT
19th	Dovekie	January 21, 1966 6:28 pm	Area 3cd	Manhole	<20 kT
20th	Reo	January 22, 1966 3:17 pm	Area 10m	Manhole	<20 kT
21st	Plaid II	February 3, 1966 6:17 pm	Area 2r	Manhole	<20 kT
22nd	Rex	February 24, 1966 3:55 pm	Area 20h (e)	Manhole	19 kT
23	Red hot	March 5, 1966 6:15 p.m.	Area 12g.06	tunnel	<20 kT
24	Finfoot Cinnamon	March 7, 1966 6:41 pm	Area 3du Area 3dm	Manhole	<20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
25th	Clymer	March 12, 1966 6:04 p.m.	Area 9ce	Manhole	<20 kT
26th	Purple	March 18, 1966 7:00 p.m.	Area 3ds	Manhole	<20 kT
27	Templar	March 24, 1966 2:55 pm	Area 9bt	Manhole	370 T	Part of Operation Plowshare
28	Lime	April 1, 1966 6:40 p.m.	Area 7j	Manhole	<20 kT
29	Stutz	April 6, 1966 1:57 p.m.	Area 2 approx	Manhole	<20 kT
30th	Tomato	April 7, 1966 10:27 p.m.	Area 3ek	Manhole	<20 kT
31	Duryea	April 14, 1966 2:13 pm	Area 20a1	Manhole	70 kT
32	Fenton	April 23, 1966 2:55 pm	Area 2m1	Manhole	1.4 kT
33	Pin stripe	April 25, 1966 6:38 pm	Area 11b	Manhole	<20 kT
34	Ocher	April 29, 1966 1:33 p.m.	Area 3ec	Manhole	<20 kT
35	Traveler	May 4, 1966 1:32 p.m.	Area 2cd	Manhole	<20 kT
36	Cyclamen	May 5, 1966 2 p.m.	Area 3cx	Manhole	12 kT
37	Chartreuse	May 6, 1966 3:00 p.m.	Area 19d	Manhole	73 kT
38	Tapestry	May 12, 1966 7:37 pm	Area 2an	Manhole	<20 kT
39	Piranha	May 13, 1966 1:30 p.m.	Area 7e	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
40	Dumont	May 19, 1966 1:56 p.m.	Area 2t	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
41	Discus thrower	May 27, 1966 8:00 p.m.	Area 8a	Manhole	22 kT
42	Pile driver	June 2, 1966 3:30 p.m.	Area 15a.01	tunnel	62 kT
43	Tan	June 3, 1966 2:00 p.m.	Area 7k	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
44	Puce	June 10, 1966 2:30 p.m.	Area 3bs	Manhole	<20 kT
45	Double play	June 15, 1966 5:00 p.m.	Area 16a.03	tunnel	<20 kT
46	Kankakee	June 15, 1966 6:02 p.m.	Area 10p	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
47	Vulcan	June 25, 1966 5:13 pm	Area 2bd	Manhole	25 kT	Part of Operation Plowshare
48	Halfbeak	June 30, 1966 10:15 p.m.	Area 19b	Manhole	365 kT

Web links

• United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (PDF; 898 kB) of the US Department of Energy (English)