Russell Fjeldsted, 2017

File — Box: 1, Folder: 15

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Interview with Russell Fjeldsted, Downwinders of Utah Archive, July 13, 2017

Scope and Contents

Fjeldsted was part of the Air Force Strategic Air Command in the 1950s and was required to observe underground atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site. He noticed that clouds from the testing moved toward southern Utah and the surrounding area. Fjeldsted outlines how he was exposed to radiation from working in underground bunkers during tests. He also discusses his training as a pilot during the Cold War regarding the deployment nuclear weapons and conducting flyovers in Russia from Homestead Air Force Base in Florida.
Interviewed by Anthony Sams.

Dates

Creation: 2017

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