Zero Hour at Bikini

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1408A
Date Released
31 May 1956
Date Other
May 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Zero Hour - Bikini. DESCRIPTION: Zero hour approaches at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific as final preparations are made for the first explosion, by a Western Power, of an airborne hydrogen bomb. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of Bikini Atoll. Radar weather stations etc. Aerial shot control ship. SCU Skiffs launched. B52 Bomber crew briefed on ground. SCU B52 air to air shots of same. Various shots of target with lights and reflectors. High shot peeling off to drop bomb. High angle shots target and clouds of smoke etc. (Explosion). Expanding bomb.
Keywords
Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
United States of America; Bikini
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
67100
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Zero Hour at Bikini', British Movietone News Issue No. 1408A, 31 May 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20981 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)