Operation Crossroads (Atomic Bomb Test Baker Day) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Aerial view of an atomic bomb detonating which is suspended beneath landing craft LSM-60 anchored in the midst of a target fleet. Clouds of smoke rise above water.
Operation Crossroads (Atomic Bomb Test Baker Day) by the United States on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Target ships in a lagoon after an underwater Baker atomic blast. Smoke clouds over the target ships.
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 fleet of ships set out at various locations and orientation to the explosion center. 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.
Baker nuclear test (part of Operations Crossroads) detonates 21-kiloton bomb MK III, “Helen of Bikini”, on Aomoen Island (Bikini Atoll). A clock is seen on the lower right side of the screen. Baker target ships for the explosion (such as the USS Saratoga) are docked on Bikini Atoll. The Baker test detonates 90 feet (27 m) underwater, halfway to the bottom in water 180 feet (55 m) deep. A column of hot gas bubble forms after detonation. Thicker clouds of hot gas falls, covering Bikini Atoll and ships. Lower clouds around the area dissipates.
United States attack transport ships (APA) sailing toward the beach at Kerama Islands (Japan) during World War 2. A group of APA ships sailing on choppy waters in the Pacific Ocean. View of an APA ship.
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