Operation Crossroads (Part II) (1946)

1946 · Ephemeral film · 14 min

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Synopsis

Documents Able Day and Baker Day blasts of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Island in the Pacific. Contains footage from many of the ground and aerial cameras set up to record the blasts, beginning with B-29 aircraft "Dave's Dream" dropping an atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll.

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Studio

Jam Handy Organization (JHO)

Released

1946-09-01

Running time

14 minutes

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