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The Atomic Cannon

Model. M65 280 M.M. Weight. 42,500 lbs. Length. 42 feet

(1) One of only (3) three in existence. The other two are locat[ed] at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma and the U.S. Army Ordinance Center in Aberdeen, Maryland. It was placed in service November 17.1952 and deacti[vated] [A]ugust 1963. (2) 375 HP engines at 35 M.P.H. transported the can[non.] It can fire a projectile, 11 inches in

diameter for more than 20 miles. The cannon wa[s never fired.]
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Sign for the Atomic Cannon

Author Benjamin Clark from Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Camera location39° 02′ 17.2″ N, 96° 45′ 56.23″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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