Operation Redwing 1956
Identifier
F.2012-03-0735
Date Of Production
April 1956
Abstract
This footage shows preparation for and the execution of Operation Redwing in 1956.
Description
United States Armed Forces and contractors are shown as they prepare to test nuclear detonations in the Marshall Islands in 1956. The film includes footage of a flying B-52 bomber – the design that dropped one of the nuclear test bombs in 1956. The film may have been made at or in the vicinity of Enewetak, Bikini, or Johnston Atoll. It concludes with several views of mushroom clouds created in the tests. The clapperboards indicate that many of the film's segments were shot in April.
Run Time
20 min 36 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
758 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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