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Planes parked in a row for Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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.
A small boat with a U.S. flag leaves from the side of USS Shangri La at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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.
Landing Signal Officer signals with paddles to F6F Hellcat as it lands on USS Shangri La at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
USS Shangri La (CV-38) for Operation crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Landing Signal Officer (LSO) signals with paddles. A man looks with binoculars. 20 mm gun mounted in the foreground. Landing Signal Officer gives the plane a wave-off. U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat aircraft gets signal and lands. LSO signals with paddles to F6F. It lands on the flight deck in the background. F6Fs make landings on the flight deck of the Shangri La.
Damage and radiation assessment,Operation Crossroads ships at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands,USS Butte,LCT-112,USS MacLeish
Operation Crossroads target ships at Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands. United States damage assessment and radiation monitoring crews visiting target ships after the first atomic bomb test ("Able") during Operation Crossroads. States Navy ships seen include: USS Butte (APA-68) with smoke issuing from her stack, LCT-112,USS MacLeish (DD-220). Pictures taken from small boat show numbers 68, 220, and LCT-112 clearly painted on bows and sterns of ships. Navy hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9) is seen. It served as home for radiation monitoring crews. Assessment personnel seen in small boats maneuvering around USS Butte (APA-68)
United States Navy Target ships and support ship APA-33, Operation Crossroads, Bikini Atoll,Marshall Islands
Views from small boat of target ships and support ship for Operation Crossroads atomic tests at Bikini Atoll, Marshal Islands. Ships seen are: LCT-112, USS Butte (APA-68), USS Catron (APA-71),LST-661, LST-133, and the USS Bayfield (APA-33), the support ship for damage assessment teams Small boats used by the assessment teams are seen near stern of the Bayfield..
Commodore Ben Wyatt asks Bikini Atoll natives to voluntary relocate before United States testing of atomic bombs
United States Commodore Ben Wyatt, the military governor of the Marshall Islands, sits under a tilted coconut tree as he addresses the natives of Bikini Atoll. James, Commodore Wyatt’s interpreter, speaks to the locals about U.S. planning for nuclear weapon testing in Operation Crossroads. “Alright now James tell them that the United States government now wants to turn this great destructive force into something good for mankind” Commodore Wyatt asks his interpreter. King Juda, the leader of the native tribe, stands up and talks to his people. The interpreter speaks to Wyatt. King Juda gives his answer that his tribe will gladly move to Rongerik Island, as advised by the United States Navy. United States Navy personnel using clapboard before shooting scenes. Children sit near a United States Navy personnel and James the interpreter. A boy sits on top of an oil barrel. King Juda stands and talks to the tribe. The interpreter speaks to Commodore Wyatt. Commodore Wyatt stands and said “Tell him that’s fine, everything being at God’s hands it must be good”. King Juda nods in agreement. Interpreter speaks to the locals. Commodore Wyatt tells his interpreter that they will proceed with the plans for the relocation.