Trinity Bomb Replica ~ Riverdale, Utah
Posted by: brwhiz
N 41° 09.752 W 112° 01.134
12T E 414519 N 4557300
This Exact Replica of a Mark 6 Atomic Bomb is inside the Hill Aerospace Museum located on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base at 7961 Wardleigh Road in Riverdale, Utah.
Waymark Code: WMGZY7
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2013
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The interpretive sign accompanying this replica states:
Trinity Bomb Replica
This is a full-scale model of the first atomic bomb, nicknamed "the gadget" that was detonated at the Trinity Test Site in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This replica was built as a prop for the BBC movie "Oppenheimer," filmed at Ft. Carson, Colorado, in 1980. After the filming, the model remained at the Fort Carson Museum for several years. It was moved to Hill Aerospace Museum in 1986.