- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of William Rutledge Lounsbery, part 2 of 2
- Creator:
- Soiset, Roger
Lounsbery, William Rutledge, 1925-2019 - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2017-06-16
- Subject:
- Operation Hardtack, 1958
Cold War
Cold War--Personal narratives, American
Nuclear weapons--United States
B-52 Bomber
United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command
Air Force Armament Museum
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Honor Flight Network (Organization) - Location:
- Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Goose Bay, 53.333333, -60.416667
Marshall Islands, Enewetak Atoll, 11.5141037, 162.064393241945
United States, Florida, Okaloosa County, Eglin Air Force Base, 30.45907, -86.55026
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Maine, Aroostook County, Loring AFB, 46.93879, -67.89393
United States, Maryland, Prince George's County, Andrews AFB, 38.80531, -76.8746
United States, Nevada, Nye County, Nevada National Security Site
United States, Ohio, Greene County, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 39.81791, -84.04995 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, William Lounsbery recalls his work in the United States Air Force, testing the effects of nuclear blasts on aircraft in flight. He describes how the tests were conducted and recalls a later assignment in the Air Force's Space Experiments Support Program. His last assignment before retiring was developing the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where he served as the museum's first director. He recalls his post-military work with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). He reflects on his military service and describes his family and their lives and activities.
"known safe distance"; KC-135 (tanker plane); Air Force Systems Command; Space Experiments Support Program (SESP); project engineer
William Lounsbery served in the United States Air Force during the Cold War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/836
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 54:49
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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