Britain Fires A-Bomb No.2

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
54/7
Date Released
21 Jan 1954
Length of issue (in feet)
711
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
First pictures from Woomera of the firing of Britain’s second atomic-weapon. Sir William Penney was in charge of the operation.
Keywords
Weapons; Nuclear energy
Locations
Australia; Woomera
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Credits:
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
297
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'Britain Fires A-Bomb No.2', Pathe News Issue No. 54/7, 21 Jan 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105679 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)