OPERATION ANTLER RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION ANTLER RUSHES - ROUND THREE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AWE 78
  • Other titles: BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Rushes from round three (codename Taranaki) of Operation Antler, a series of tests conducted at Maralinga in Australia in 1957.
  • Description: Reel one: Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera, features shots of cloud burst and subsequent mushroom cloud formation. Reel two: Filmed using a Vinten Windsor Reflex camera, features cloud burst and mushroom cloud. Reel three: Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera, features initial fireball with debris from weapon clearly visible. Reel four: Heavily filtered compilation of shots featuring fireball, cloud burst and mushroom cloud formation.
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (AWE 78)
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  • Production Date: 1957
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W (part Colour) Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 4 Footage: 1340ft ca; Running time: 15 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AWE 78

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