World Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes

World Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes
(click on map above to see a bigger version; this map, along with its table, is available in Microsoft Word format for quality print-out)

Red line Original Air Shipment Route (~ 13000 km) :
France, Canada, landing in Anchorage, Alaska for refueling, Anchorage to Japan.
(Now Banned)
Cyan line Russian Air Shipment Route (~ 10000 km):
from France or Britain, across northern Europe, Siberia to Japan
(not yet used).
Orange line French Territorial Air Shipment Route (~ 26000 km):
France, French Guyana (for possible refueling), French Polynesia, Japan
(not yet used).
Blue line British Territorial Air Shipment Route (~ 18100 km):
Britain, Bermuda or British Virgin Islands (for possible refueling),
British South Pacific Islands, Japan (not yet used).


Europe Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes

Europe Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes
(click on map above to see a bigger version; this map, along with its table, is available in Microsoft Word format for quality print-out)

Red line Britain-Germany (Frankfurt).
Route not used to date.
Cyan line Britain-Switzerland (Zurich).
Route in regular use.
Yellow line Britain-Belgium (Dessel).
Route in regular use.
Green line France/Britain - Japan.
Route not used to date.


Britain/France to Japan trans-Russia map

Britain/France-to-Japan trans-Russia map
(click on map above to see a bigger version; this map, along with its table, is available in Microsoft Word format for quality print-out)


From France (Cherbourg) and Britain (Carlisle), across northern Europe, Siberia to Japan.
Route not used to date.



All maps are available in Microsoft Word format:
(for quality print-outs)

  - World Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes
    file name: pas-wm.zip  (file size: 440 kb)
  - Europe Map of Plutonium Air Shipment Routes
    file name: pas-em.zip  (file size: 280 kb)
  - Britain/France to Japan trans-Russia map
    file name: pas-ejm.zip (file size: 175 kb)



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