“Aboard the USS Fall River (CA-131), Bikini Atoll, 5 Jul 1946 – Given the serious nature of Test Able on 1 July, there were no Fourth of July fireworks at Bikini. However, the radio room was abuzz with news about a different type of explosion. “On 5 July in Paris, the two-piece bikini swimsuit was…
Bikini Atoll, 24 June 1946 – All men not required below deck were ordered on deck for a dress rehearsal for Test Able on 1 July, the first postwar bomb dropped from the air since Hiroshima and Nagasaki the year before. The rehearsal was code-named Queen Day. There would be a similar dress rehearsal a…
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NBC radio reports live from Test Baker, 25 July 1946. Run time 14:30. (Courtesy of Hoover Archives) 10 Facts You May Not Know About Operation Crossroads Fact 8 Aboard the USS Fall River (CA-131), Bikini Lagoon, 25 Jul 1946, Test Baker – At 0835 on 25 July by the Bikini calendar (24 July in…
The heavy cruiser USS Fall River (CA-131) was the Target Vessel Control Ship at Operation Crossroads, the first post-war atomic bomb tests at Bikini in the Marshall Islands in July 1946. The Fall River was responsible for positioning the 95 target vessels in the Bikini Lagoon for the Able and Baker bomb blasts, the first from…
Las Vegas, Nevada, September 14, 2016 – The National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV) held their annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAAV was founded in 1979 for the purpose of assisting America’s atomic veterans secure proof of their exposure to ionizing radiation while on active duty. The convention hotel was located within walking distance…
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