OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND ONE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND ONE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 40
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from round one of Operation Buffalo, code name One Tree, conducted at Maralinga in Australia, on 27 September 1956.
  • Description: Reel one: Continuous record filmed from an unmanned camera, focusing on the development of the mushroom cloud following detonation. Covers from burst to eventual cloud dissipation. Filmed against the sun using a 35mm lens, there are dramatic shots and effects as the cloud blots out the sun. Reel two: Focuses on the development of the mushroom cloud.
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AWE 40
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1956
  • 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: 2 Footage: 1050ft (ca); Running time: 12 mins
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    AWE 40

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    AWE 41 (OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND TWO [Allocated Title]) AWE 42 (OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]) AWE 43 (OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND FOUR [Allocated Title])
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