1946 Operation Crossroads sees fourth atom bomb dropped

Date: 15th July 1946

Location: Nagasaki

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Operation Crossroads: Zero Hour for Atomic "Rendezvous with Death"

PACIFIC OCEAN: Micronesia: Bikini Atoll:

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AMERICAN NAVAL. Shots of 73 ships lying in Bikini lagoon ready for the atomic bomb explosion, shots of salvage ships moving after the explosion, shots of Damaged & sunk ships there, shots Adm Blandy on flag ship discussing operation before the bomb is dropped

ATOM The Bikini Explosion plus flashback of Nagasaki bomb

BLANDY ADM. U.S NAVY. Shots of him on board flagship discussing operation crossroads that takes at Bikini lagoon,

CHESIRE.WING COMMANDER. Shots of him when he describes the operation at Bikini

EXPLOSION. Shots of terrific explosion at Bikini Lagoon, after the first atom bomb has gone off, shots of smoke going up miles, in the sky, in a mushroom shape, also flashback of the atom bomb on Nagasaki,

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