Operation Buffalo (1956)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1956
gptkbp:firstTestMatch 27 September 1956
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Antler
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Buffalo (1956)
gptkbp:impact radioactive contamination of test site
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:British_military
gptkb:Australian_military
gptkbp:lastTestDate 22 October 1956
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maralinga,_South_Australia
gptkbp:notableFor first British air drop of a live atomic bomb
gptkbp:partOf British nuclear tests in Australia
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Mosaic
gptkbp:purpose test British nuclear weapons
gptkbp:range 3 to 15 kilotons
gptkbp:testRuns 4
gptkbp:testSiteStatus later subject to cleanup and remediation
gptkbp:type atmospheric nuclear test
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vickers_Valiant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6