Operation Crossroads (Baker Day Atomic Bomb Test) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A Baker atom bomb being detonated underwater in the midst of target ships. A mushroom cloud rises after the explosion.
Operation Crossroads (Baker Day Atomic Bomb Test) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A Baker atom bomb being detonated underwater in the midst of target ships. A mushroom cloud rises after the explosion. A massive water wave overwhelms and destroys target ships as it reaches them.
Nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The day on which the operation was undertaken is called Able Day. An atomic bomb explosion. Aerial view of the explosion. Formation of a mushroom cloud.
Nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The day on which the operation was undertaken is called Able Day. An atomic bomb explosion. A close view of the explosion. Formation of a mushroom cloud. Clouds in the sky.
Nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. An atomic bomb explosion. A cloudy sky. Formation of a mushroom cloud due to the explosion. A close view of the mushroom cloud.
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.