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Other titles:BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Rushes from Operation Antler, a series of atomic weapons tests conducted at Maralinga in 1957.
Description: Reel one: Round two. (Biak) Good initial views of detonation, including falling debris.Shots heavily filtered.
Reel two: Round three (Taranaki). Filmed at the northern end of the site using a Vinten camera. Distant view of the weapon suspended beneath the three balloons. Detonation followed by mushroom cloud.
Reel three: Round three. Ground level view of detonation from start to finish.
Reel four: Round three. Slow motion shots filmed at the point of detonation, includes the fireball forming and rising out of the frame, and weapon component debris.
Alternative Title:BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]