French A-Blast 1966

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Pacific.

Air view, group of islands in the Pacific. Air view, small island of Mururoa Atoll where the French atomic bomb is to be exploded at French atomic testing base. Closer shot of a pool of water with some machines around. Picture disappears until explosion is heard. Mushroom is seen at...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55132
Sort Number:
66/055
Time in/Out:
01:52:28:00 / 01:53:13:00
Canister:
66/55
Film ID:
1787.24
Issue Date:
11/07/1966

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