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...

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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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