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B-29 Target at the 1968 China Lake Airshow

 

 

CLAS - 1 Pete Ferrintino's bulls eye on the target B-29: 4 1000# bombs plus expended ordinance and contaminated fuel. It was BIG! CLAS - 2:  the smoke did not clear for a long time - the only things recognizable were the twisted balls of what were engines and props
   
CLAS - 3 a few seconds later the 'Atom Bomb' shape showed up - the shock wave is visible in this shot - it rattled the tower windows. You could feel it as it passed the reviewing stands CLAS - 4  the spectators were dazzled and amazed at what they saw and felt. The crowd went, momentarily, totally hushed as the shock wave came by. And, almost in unison, yelled out - "what the heck was that?"
   
 
CLAS - 5 it rained B-29 parts for 2 weeks! CLAS - 6 xyz temp
   
   
   

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