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Showing posts with label 1957. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1957. Show all posts

Friday, 6 December 2019

1min 40sec @AP_Archive clip - Vanguard Explosion 1957 Today in History

text from youtube "On December 6, 1957, America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla."

Saturday, 5 October 2019

2min 22sec #movietone clip - Maralinga Nuclear Test - 1957 | Movietone Moments 5th October

Text from youtube "Last week in 1957 Great Britain performed a nuclear test at Maralinga in Australia. Here’s a remarkable report from Movietone about this event. 

Maralinga Test Range in the stark-wide open spaces of South Australia. "Operation Buffalo" involved setting up a village for servicemen taking part. And the team of scientists was headed by Sir William Penney who went to supervise and observe the atomic explosions. 

Experimental explosion of an A-Bomb. Scientists alight from plane including Sir William Penney. Signposts - 'London Road', 'Maralinga Village'. Native postman. Native has hair cut. Native cooking. Servicemen in canteen. Guns firing. Tanks. Bulldozer. Mock fighting. Army photographer. Vulcan bomber takes off. Various shots of guns and tanks to be used for testing atomic rays. A-Bomb explodes. Good mushroom shots. Jet plane takes off. Scientist in protective clothing walk round the contaminated area. Various shots of the damage done to army vehicles and clothing from the A-Bomb."

Monday, 8 October 2018

2min 22sec #movietone clip - Maralinga Nuclear Test - 1957 | Movietone Moments 5th October

Text from youtube "Last week in 1957 Great Britain performed a nuclear test at Maralinga in Australia. Here’s a remarkable report from Movietone about this event. 

Maralinga Test Range in the stark-wide open spaces of South Australia. "Operation Buffalo" involved setting up a village for servicemen taking part. And the team of scientists was headed by Sir William Penney who went to supervise and observe the atomic explosions. 

Experimental explosion of an A-Bomb. Scientists alight from plane including Sir William Penney. Signposts - 'London Road', 'Maralinga Village'. Native postman. Native has hair cut. Native cooking. Servicemen in canteen. Guns firing. Tanks. Bulldozer. Mock fighting. Army photographer. Vulcan bomber takes off. Various shots of guns and tanks to be used for testing atomic rays. A-Bomb explodes. Good mushroom shots. Jet plane takes off. Scientist in protective clothing walk round the contaminated area. Various shots of the damage done to army vehicles and clothing from the A-Bomb."