PROJECT CROSSROADS, BIKINI ISLAND, 1 AND 25 JULY 1946 Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

Summary: Coverage of Project Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean at Bikini Island consisting of an aerial drop of an atomic bomb on 1 July 1946, called Able Day; and an underwater detonation of an atomic bomb on 25 July 1946, called Baker Day. Reel l: Coverage from five cameras of Able Day blast and cloud. 983' Total footage in reel. Reel 2: Coverage from one camera of Able Day cloud. 917' Total footage in reel. Reel 3: AV's of target fleet in Bikini Island lagoon. 976' Total footage in reel. Reel 4: AV's of target fleet in Bikini Island lagoon after Able Day. 968' Total footage in reel. Reel 5: Coverage from one camera of Able Day blast and cloud and AV's of damage to target fleet and Baker Day blast. 965' Total footage in reel. Reel 6: AV's of damage to target fleet--shows sinking of USS SARATOGA. 944' Total footage in reel. Reel 7: Coverage from five cameras of Baker Day blast and AV of QB-l7. 946' Total footage in reel. Reel 8: Coverage from two cameras of Baker Day blast. 980' Total footage in reel. Reel 9: coverage from one camera of Baker Day cloud--shows target fleet in the lagoon after the blast. 572' Total footage in reel. Reel 10: Coverage from one camera of Baker Day cloud--shows target fleet in the lagoon after the blast. 973' Total footage in reel. Good (Basic: Orig monopak)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities