Pilot, Major Woodrow Swancutt, Copilot Captain William C. Harrison, and Bombardier Major Harokd H. Wood, in their respective crew positions in cockpit of the B-29 Superfortress, "Dave's Dream." They fly low over the area of the Bikini Atoll, in preparation for conducting Test Able in the atomic testing sequence. Aerial view of the island.
Aerial view of Operations Crossroads atomic Test Able explosion at Bikini Atoll. Intense flash is followed bu typical mushroom cloud rising from detonation point.
'A' bomb test on Able Day during Operation Crossroads nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll. U.S. navy sailors aboard a U.S. Navy ship. Sailors practice shielding their eyes with hands and heads bent down. Admiral's flag, United States flag and signal flag can be seen. Mushroom cloud seen rising in the sky due to atomic bomb explosion. Sailors stand to watch impact.
Operation Crossroads nuclear bomb test "Able" at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Aerial view of atoll. White light spreads due to blast. Shock waves in the lagoon. Ships grouped together at anchor. Blast goes off amid ships as it throws out a huge shock wave in all directions. Mushroom cloud forms immediately over the ships.
Preparation for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. A U.S. Air Base on the Island. Planes parked in a row at the base. Buildings and hangar in the background.
USS Shangri La (CV-8) for Operation crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Isalnds. A small boat with a U.S. flag leaves from the side of USS Shangri La. The name Shangri La written on the ship.