H-Bomb Blast Exploded at 15,000 Feet Over Pacific (1956)
1956 · Newsreel · 6 min
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1) Bikini test for H-Bomb again, dropped by B-52 from 55,000 ft to explode at 15,000 ft. (2) "Supersonic Sled" rocket sled test, dummy ejected (3) "Kid Stuff" - Brookfield Zoo animals (4) Seattle fishing resort "for little Isaac Waltons" - conservation (5) junior rodeo (complete newsreel)
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H-Bomb blast Exploded at 15 000 feet over Pacific Once again Bikini atoll becomeÑ the scene of the most dramatic nuclear explosion of all. For days, the target center and observation posts buzz with activity as weather planes circle the entire blast area, waiting for the most ideal conditions that will prevent desasterous radioactive fallout, the most difficult problem that must be solved in the titanic blast. In preparation for the explosion skiffs carrying radiation detection devices are lowered and anchored at strategic points in the blast area, for the collection of this data is one of…