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The Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory of Dawson County
During the Cold War, Lockheed Martin partnered with the Air Force to build a remote secret laboratory in the middle of a 10,000-plus acre wilderness in Dawson County, Georgia. The land was purchased by Lockheed from a local landowner named Roscoe Tucker who had acquired large tracts of land in the 1930s. In 1957, Lockheed deeded the land to the government and together they built a nuclear testing facility. The Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (GNAL), also known as Air

Christopher Feldt
Feb 13, 20235 min read
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