France’s 3rd Bomb

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1648
Date Released
2 Jan 1961
Date submitted
29 Dec 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trouble in Belgium
  2. 2Schoolboys’ Own
  3. 3Tally-Ho!
  4. 4Australia Keeps Davis Cup
  5. 5France’s 3rd Bomb

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: France’s 3rd Bomb. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the preparations in progress at Reggane in the Sahara desert, before the explosion of France’s third atomic bomb. The experiment was called Operation Jerboa (after a small desert animal), and a considerable amount of military material was included in the test. Animals, including rats and mice, were also placed near the point of explosion. Then, at the Control room, General Thiry set off the bomb, after the count-down. On the following day, teams of experts carried out their check on radiation and other effects of the A-Bomb. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS parading trucks. GV same drives past. LS explosion HQ. LS bomb tower. MLS same. MS aircraft. MS another. MCU military equipment. LS another. MS tank MS turret of tank MCU tank. MS gun. MS cases on ground (animals inside). MS another. MLS dummies (people). MCU dummy MCU another MS dummy laying in ditch. MS interior bomb HQ people inside. MS map on wall, man in picture. MCU man on phone counting. GV men at controls. Explosion same. LS cloud from bomb. GV men in protective clothing. MS get into truck. MS truck drives off. LS truck driving through desert. CU man in protective clothing. MLS same bending down over equipment. CU same. MS men in protective clothing. TS same standing by trucks.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Science and technology; Explosions; Safety devices; Animals; Military; Nuclear energy
Footage sources
France
Card file number
81652
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
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