OPERATION HURRICANE RUSHES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION HURRICANE RUSHES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 59
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from Operation Hurricane, conducted off the Montebello Islands in October 1952.
  • Description: Reel one: Features the dramatic development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using a Cameflex camera fitted with an 18.5mm lens. Reel two: Features the development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera fitted with a 6" lens. Reel three: Features the development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using an Acmade camera [using negative film stock with positive perforations] fitted with a 6" lens. Reel four: Features the development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using an Acmade camera [using negative film stock with positive perforations] fitted with a 6" lens. Reel five: Features the development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera, fitted with a 3" lens. Reel six: Features the development of the mushroom cloud. Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera, fitted with a 3" lens. Reel seven: Long distance shot of the event from the initial burst to fully developed mushroom cloud. Filmed using a Cameflex camera.
  • 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: Colour Sound format: B&W Soundtrack language: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 7 Footage: 1140ft ca; Running time: 13 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AWE 59

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