OPERATION HURRICANE MUSHROOM CLOUD DEVELOPMENT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION HURRICANE MUSHROOM CLOUD DEVELOPMENT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 57
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes from Operation Hurricane, conducted off the the Montebello Islands in October 1952.
  • Description: Features the full development of the mushroom cloud which follows the initial burst and fireball.
  • Alternative Title: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AWE 57
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1952
  • 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: 900ft ca; Running time: 10 mins
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