"The first British Hydrogen bomb is dropped near
Christmas Island"
Date
15 May 1957
This is a common error based on 1957 disinformation. The May tests of Operation Grapple were not at Christmas (Kiritimati) but at Malden Island. They included 2 H-bomb prototypes which failed to function as intended, and 1 beefed-up N-bomb which was publicly sold as H-bomb.
The photo is of the first successful British H-bomb test (Grapple X) which took place over Kiritimati on November 8, 1957. See
en:Operation Grapple.
Dysmorodrepanis 00:00, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
{{Information |Description= "The first British Hydrogen bomb is dropped near
Christmas Island" |Source= http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/line1950-59.html |Date= 15 May 1957 |Author= Royal Air Force |Permission= {{PD-UKGov}} |other_versio
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