ATOM BOMB EXPLOSIONS - BIKINI Part 2

Description

Summary: Several views of U. S. atom bomb test, "Operation Crossroads", at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. Also shown: B-29 drone which carries the bomb, damage done at Bikini, and damaged and sinking ships, Probable date -- August 1948. 1) ADS on aircraft carrier sinking. 2) ADS damaged aircraft carrier. 3) CU damage done at Bikini. 4) MS damaged destroyer. 5) ECU some of the damage 0f destroyer. 6) ADS destroyer. 7) CU aircraft on carrier, water-spraying on same. 8) CU destroyer, fire fighting equipment in operation. 9) ADS on aircraft carrier tilting to one side. 10) ECU carrier. 11) MLS aircraft carrier sinking -- No. 3 on topside. 12) ADS Bikini at zero hour -- the atom bomb burst as seen from twelve mile distance. 13) CU 3/4 RV B-29 drone which carries the atom bomb. Closer view of the atom bomb burst. Another shot of the atom bomb burst as seen from a seven mile distance. Narrator gives approximate dimensions of the atom bomb burst. Several views of the atom bomb burst. good

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities