OPERATION MOSAIC RUSHES [Allocated Title]

Title: OPERATION MOSAIC RUSHES [Allocated Title]
Film Number: AWE 52
Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Rushes from Operation Mosaic, a two part atomic weapons test conducted off the Montebello Islands off the coast of Australia in 1956.
Description: Continuous record of fireball and subsequent mushroom cloud, filmed from initial burst to cloud spreading across the sky. Includes views of lagoon.
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Production Date: 1956-05
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: 1000ft; Running time: 11 mins
Notes: Summary: The early stages of the burst show temperature inversion. Technical: Filmed with a Vinten Windsor Reflex camera, fitted with an 18.5mm lens.
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AWE 52
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