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Atomic Shot

This documentary tells the story of the Army Air Forces Task Force 1.5, the military group charged with delivering and photographing the third and fourth atomic detonations, or shots, in the Bikini Atoll during July 1946.

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  • John Powers

    John Powers

    self (narrator)

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This documentary tells the story of the Army Air Forces Task Force 1.5, the military group charged with delivering and photographing the third and fourth atomic detonations, or shots, in the Bikini Atoll during July 1946.

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