F-89J Scorpion No. 53-2547
F-89J No. 53-2547 took off from Indian Springs AFB
on 1957 Jul 19 at 1305 UTC and flew to the Nevada Test Site.
It fired a Genie MB-1 missile with a live 1.5 kT W-25 nuclear warhead which at 1400 UTC (0700 PDT) detonated 4.2 km downrange,
6 km above the test site. The plane landed at Indian Springs at 1407. This was Operation PLUMBOB
shot JOHN.
Indian Springs (now Creech AFB) has two runways, 13/31 and the large 08/26.
My guess is that the larger runway is relatively new and the 1957 flight would
have used 13/31.
Rockets used: F89J/Genie
Updated: 2024 Dec 18 03:03:45
| Launches: F-89J-547 | |||||||||||
| Date | Rocket | Flight | Mission | PlatCode | Platform | Site | LP | AscSite | AscLP | Pos | Apogee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Jul 19 1400 | F89J/Genie | - | - | F-89J-547 | F-89J Scorpion No. 53-2547 | INSP | RW13/31 | NTS | Area 10 | 116.1W 36.8N (+/- 0.0) | 6.0 |