| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Malden Island (closed)Map |
| Country: | Kiribati |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Date & Photographer | |
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| Photo Date: | 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 424915 |
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Malden Island airstrip was built in 1956-57 to support British nuclear weapons tests at Christmas Island (now Kiritmati). The uninhabited island was a site for test instrumentation and three bombs were detonated a short distance off the island in 1957. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 28 December 2021, and has since been viewed 1218 times. |