The M28 or M29 Davy Crockett Weapon System was a tactical nuclear recoilless smoothbore gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile, armed with the W54 nuclear warhead, that was deployed by the United
A Davy Crockett at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1961
Stowage of the Davy Crockett weapon system in an M113 carrier
The weapon's mushroom cloud, July 17, 1962
The Little Feller I nuclear test site in 2008.
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David Crockett was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States Hous
Davy Crockett (nuclear device)
…ever built, incorporating a warhead with yields of 10 to 20 tons of TNT (42 to 84 GJ). It is named after American folk hero, soldier, and congressman Davy Crockett. By 1950, there had been rapid developments made in the use of nuclear weapons after the detonation of "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" in 1945. These…
Portrait by Chester Harding, 1834
Weathered stone commemorating the spot Crockett was born
Replica of the cabin Crockett was born in
Contract of marriage for David Crockett and Margaret Elder, October 21, 1805