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Britain Fires A-Bomb No. 2 1954
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PENNEY DR. W.G. BRITAIN'S TOP ATOMIC SCIENTIST KNIGHTED - NOW SIR WILLIAM PENNEY. SECOND ATOM BOMB EXPLOSION IN WOOMERA.
Woomera, Australia.
GV. Pan desert scenes showing Malga trees.
Shot of bomb exploding and mushroom cloud rising.
3 weeks previously - library...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 29137
- Sort Number:
- 54/007
- Time in/Out:
- 01:42:43:00 / 01:45:53:00
- Canister:
- 54/7
- Film ID:
- 138.10
- Issue Date:
- 21/01/1954
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