Continental atomic tests Nevada, United States. Air Force C-54 aircraft in flight. Air Force Flight Surgeons wear masks and observe the atomic bomb explosion from an aircraft to test its effect on a pilot's vision. They immediately test their vision, while aboard the airplane, following the atomic blast. A truck drags a P-47 airplane. B-17s, P-47s, and newer aircraft are stationed at different angles. Atomic explosion tesst the effect of this explosion on the aircraft. High-speed cameras record effects of atomic blast. Elevator on tail of a B-17 in flames. Afterwards, technicians examine the damage on the various aircraft. Views of damaged aircraft after explosion on ground. USAF B-57B aircraft in flight. B-47 takes off with JATO. Smoke trails from the boosters.
Continental atomic tests in Nevada, United States. An Air Weather officer at podium speaks to the high ranking people that includes Dr. Alvin C Graves, scientific test director and Carol Tyler, test manager for atomic energy commission. They decide upon an atomic test. An army sentry stands guard as B-50 named "Rosebud" starts engines for the test mission. Wheels and bottom of the aircraft. U.S. Air Force B-50 Superfortress aircraft in flight. Pilot , radio navigator and bombadier at their crew positions inside the B-50. Monitoring personnel track progress of the B-50, against flight plan, at the Atomic Energy Commission control room. Navigator in the aircraft communicates to the pilot, who turns to align with final bomb run. The bomb bay of the aircraft opens. The Bombardier takes control of aircraft. Aerial view of the target to be hit by the bomb. When bomb is released, aircrew and all observers on ground don protective glasses or goggles. The bomb detonates on the target with blinding flash of light. Mushroom cloud seen from aircraft, above.
Atomic explosion during nuclear weapons test in Nevada during the Cold War. Smoke forms into a doughnut-shaped cloud as it ascends.
Atomic explosion during nuclear weapons test in Nevada testing ground. In a rugged desert, from a distance, a smoke forms into a small mushroom-shaped cloud before dispersing in the sky.
Atomic explosion during tactical nuclear weapons test in Nevada during the Cold War. Smoke forms into a hot, bright mushroom cloud with Joshua tree in foreground. As it ascends higher, the mushroom cloud becomes thicker and gray.
Atomic explosion during nuclear weapons test in Nevada testing ground during the Cold War. Aerial view as a bright explosion takes place after an atomic bomb detonates in the middle of a desert. A thick mushroom cloud forms over the site where the atomic bomb detonated.
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