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Operation Cross Roads. Aircraft brings participants and official observers to the Marshall Islands

Air Transport Command C-54 aircraft, arrives and taxis to parking place on ramp at airfield in the Marshall Islands, related to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll (Operations Crossroads). When the door opens, An officer scurries down the stairway to join two others standing at foot of the stairs ready to greet arriving passengers. Military officers are gathered on the ramp, including Air Force General Henry (Hap) Arnold. Many military and civilian passengers deplane and are greeted and mingle with those on the ramp. Some distance away, base personnel are gathered , including several women, to watch the activity. The only base buildings seen are Quonset huts and buildings contrived from them. The first of several military staff cars drives away carrying the arriving passengers.

Location: Marshall Islands
Date: 1946
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034526
U.S. Air Force aircraft take off from the Eniwetok Atoll in Marshall Islands; atomic explosion

B-52, B-47 and B-66 RATO take off from a runway at the Eniwetok Atoll in Marshall Island. Pilot being assisted into an F-84F cockpit and seated in cockpit wearing a helmet. F-84F on ramp with pitot tube in nose section. F-84F taxiing out of parking area while a F-101 taxiing. F-101 takes off on a wet runway. Views of B-52, B-66, B-47, F-84F in flight. Scene of atomic bomb explosion burst over water at Eniwetok Atoll during nuclear testing by the United States. A F-101 in flight. A B-57 flies over on wing at high altitude.

Location: Eniwetok Atoll Marshall Islands
Date: 1956, March
Duration: 5 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028981
Code names of islands and operations of United States forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II.

A training film on operations of United States forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Animated map locates Kwajalein Atoll. Islands, atolls and operations are given code names. The code name for Kwajalein Atoll is Carillon atoll. The operation's name is Flintlock Operation. The Arnold pass and the Cohen Island. The code names are given alphabetically and begin with Abraham and end with Jasper. The areas of Roi Island and Namur Island are called Burlesque and Camouflage respectively. The 4th Marine Division is active in the northern area and is called Task Force 53. The southern attack force is the 7th Division and is called Task Force 52. Burlesque and the Camouflage islands are located. The two islands are connected with a concrete causeway. Average annual rainfall in the area is about 80 inches. Average annual temperature is about 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Out of the 25 navigable passes into the lagoon, only 6 are considered good. These are Jacob Pass, Ivan Pass, Bennett Pass, Chester Pass, Conrad Pass and Elton Pass. Flow of wind and current in the area is shown.

Location: Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Islands
Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077285
Operation Crossroads. B-29 Superfortress, "Dave's Dream," being washed down before the Able test.

Airmen on a Fire truck, use water hoses to wash down the B-29 Superfortress, "Dave's Dream," in preparation for the Able test in which it will drop an atomic device on Bikini Atoll, as part of Operation Crossroads atomic tests in Marshall Islands. Airman on ground sprays water on the underside of the aircraft. Bomb bay doors being washed.Airman cleans parts of the B-29 with a cloth.

Location: Marshall Islands
Date: 1946
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034522
Officers and enlisted men prepare for atomic bombing and action of atomic bomb on Naval vessels in Bikini Island.

Atomic bomb testing on Bikini Island. View of island of Bikini from an aircraft. Battleships and other Naval vessels. Animated drawing showing action of atomic bomb on Naval vessels. A small Naval ship and the hoisting of the American flag. Officers and one civilian ride in the back of a boat and observe a small destroyer in the background. An officer and an enlisted man checking passes at the cabin door. The removal of a padlock. Officers and enlisted men operating electronic instruments. Officers and enlisted men look through telescopes. Cameramen and cameras on lower deck. Atomic bomb exploding. Several naval vessels underway. Officers using Geiger counter to test radioactivity. An officer observing the damage done by atomic bomb. Damaged Navy ships. Explosion of an atomic bomb. Huge tidal wave is formed which sweeps the decks of ships nearby.

Location: Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands
Date: 1946
Duration: 5 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071634
A sailor hands documents to a man working on a typewriter aboard USS Mount McKinley AGC-7 underway in the Pacific Ocean.

Activities aboard USS Mount McKinley AGC-7, serving as press observer ship for nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. A reporter works on a portable typewriter,on deck. A sailor hands documents to him. Animated map of the places in vicinity of Bikini atoll. Namu is circled with pencil. Aerial view of the island. Reporters come aboard the ship and the Captain greets them. Two reporters converse with the Captain. Several other reporters stand and chat on the deck. They discuss their credentials. One shows his identification card which reads "Uncleared Observer Program". A B-52 strategic bomber flies low over the ship. Another aircraft flies low over the ship. A group of reporters stands on the deck. Aerial view of island with target drawn on it.

Location: Pacific Ocean
Date: 1956, May 7
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056069
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