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Short195410 min640×360

Operation Ivy, 02/02/1954

United States. Air Force

War

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National Archives description: "Summary: Hydrogen bomb firing under Operation Ivy at Eniwetok Island on 2 February 1954. Narration by narration by motion picture actor Reed Halley. Reel 1: 1) MS INT actor Reed Hadley and a doctor of Nuclear Science talking together in control room prior to the firing of the hydrogen bomb under "Operation Ivy".

2) MS officer in charge of Military Police stands and gives instructions to two patrolmen. These men are wearing shorts. The officer in charge walks back and forth, looks at his wrist watch, acts uneasy.

3) MCU INT control room, men making last minute check prior to firing.

4) MCU officer in charge of MP Section walks back and forth in front of control office, shows unease. He checks his watch several times, strokes the back of his head.

5) CU INT control room and equipment used in firing the hydrogen bomb. Man taking data of the operation. Men check the equipment prior to firing of same, exit scene to left.

6) MS officer in charge of MP's waits for men coming out of room.

7) CU waves being churned up by motor boat moving in water, camera pans over pick-up and shows a second one moving L to R. These boats are patrolling nearby area of test site. LS to a large ship near beach.

9) CU Reed Hadley standing on the bridge of a ship, leaning against rail, talking to you (he is narrating this picture).

10) CU map of the Island of Eniwetok, hand drawing with crayola on same designating that it is 25 miles across. 11) ADS showing the small island surrounding Eniwetok Bay.

12) Several ADS's on the islands, showing them connected by man-made bridges and dikes. 13) LS truck driving up to a research building where equipment will be stored to record the blast.

14) LS large door being raised on building which houses equipment on island.

15) MS INT ship, men seated waiting for bomb firing.

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Internet Archive, in Short films
Licence or status
Public Domain Mark 1.0, as the Internet Archive states it.
Credit
United States. Air Force
Language
English
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