OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION BUFFALO RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 49
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from round three of Operation Buffalo, code name Kite, conducted at Maralinga on 11 October 1956.
  • Description: Short highly filtered but dramatic views of explosion and subsequent fireball.
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AWE 49
  • 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: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 128ft ; Running time: 1 min 25 secs
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