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Title:
OPERATION HURRICANE RUSHES [Allocated Title]
Film Number:
AWE 88
Other titles:
BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:
Rushes from Operation Hurricane, Britain's first atomic weapons test, conducted off the Montebello Islands on 3 October 1952.
Description:
Reel one: Filmed using a Vinten 300 camera situated at site "H1". Reel two: Filmed using a Cameflex camera at site "B".
Alternative Title:
BRITAIN'S ATOMIC WEAPONS RESEARCH PROGRAMME COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:
B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:
AWE 88
Sound:
Silent
Access Conditions:
Attribution: © IWM (AWE 88)
Featured Period:
Production Date:
1952
Production Country:
GB
Production Details:
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Film Unit (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics:
Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
Technical Details:
Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 220ft ca; Running time: 2 mins
HD Media:
Link to IWM Collections page:
AWE 88
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