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.
Atomic Bomb Test Able Day (Operation Crossroads) conducted by the U.S. Army on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A mushroom cloud rises after an aerial drop of an atomic bomb. Aerial views of a cloud of smoke and a target fleet in Bikini Island lagoon.
Operation Crossroads (Atomic Bomb Test Able Day) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. U.S. target fleet off the coast. U.S. Navy personnel aboard a patrol boat. The navy personnel hose down the decks of another ship. Guns of various ships.
Operation Crossroads (Atomic Bomb Test Able Day) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Smoke rises from a burning ship of a target fleet after an atomic explosion. A man operates an instrument aboard a ship. Animals like goats and sheep are penned on the deck of the ship. Caged rats on the ship. Sailors open boxes containing rats.