Operation Cross Roads Underway
Operation Cross Roads Underway
Operation Cross Roads Underway The curtain raises on the Greatest Military Experiment ever takes. Atom Bomb Test at Bikini Island. Fighter plane in flight above water with battleship in distance. The Battleship Pennsylvania drops anchor in the lagoon, MS of anchor being released into water. Model of operation, military officials using pointer to show strategy. Various shots of battleships, Independence 22 aircraft carrier. Half of the Battleships in the target area were either sunk or badly damaged. Admiral Blandi inspecting one of the Battleships. CU sign that reads "weather". The Super Fortresses assembled were specially marked. B-For Bomber, W-Weather. Those bearing the letter F-Photographic Ships "The Future of Atomic Power", " B-29 - Davis Dream", Jamor Swankit, Major Wood, bomb-a-deer. Men getting military briefing. Cameraman turns lens on camera. Fritzy the dog wearing parashoot gear, man waving Fritzy's paw, as if she's waving to the camera.