Nuclear test veteran

Region: Newcastle
Newcastle resident, Christopher Jefferies, aged 71 when this video was shot in February 2009, was part of the air crew that dropped the first H-bomb over Christmas Island in May, 1957. He talks about the mission, as well as his feelings on the part they played in the nuclear tests. Video Copyright Staffordshire Sentinel News & Media
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