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Operation Crossroads was an atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted by Joint Army/Navy Task Force One in the summer of 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This collection consists of a loading list for the Douglas C-54 Skymaster (A/C No. 9122) carrying official observers during the first detonation (Able) of Operation Crossroads, July 1, 1946.
Identifier
NASM.2023.0037
Date
1946
Provenance
SuAnn Parmelee, Gift, 2023, NASM.2023.0037.
Extent
0.03 Cubic feet (1 map folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a loading list for the Douglas C-54 Skymaster (A/C No. 9122) carrying official observers during the first detonation (Able) of Operation Crossroads, July 1, 1946. The typewritten list includes the crew and passengers which includes observers and a Congressional party. The list has been signed by most of the passengers and by two members of the crew. The list is part of an arrangement in a photo mat which measures approximately 15 x 23 inches and also includes a brief caption regarding the list and a short quote from Operation Crossroads: The Atomic Tests at Bikini Atoll by Jonathan M. Weisgall.
Arrangement note
Collection is a single item.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Operation Crossroads Loading List, NASM.2023.0037, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Operation Crossroads, 1946
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera