OPERATION TOTEM RUSHES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION TOTEM RUSHES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 35
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from Operation Totem, conducted in October 1953 at Emu Field in Australia.
  • Description: Reel one: Round one (codename T1). Detonation and formation of mushroom cloud. William Penney watching the developing mushroom cloud. General scenery shots. Reel two: Round one. Detonation of weapon. Cloud dissipation. Filmed using a Vinten Windsor Reflex camera using a variety of different lenses. Reel three: Round two (codename T2). Long distant ground level view of detonation and resulting fireball, followed by the developing mushroom cloud.
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1953
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1400ft (ca); Running time: 15 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AWE 35

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