P00131.006
Photograph P00131.006 Period 1950-1959BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, OCTOBER 1952. HMS CAMPANIA THE FLAG SHIP OF THE ATOMIC FLEET. CAMPANIA WAS USED AS THE OBSERVATION SHIP BY BRITAIN'S TOP SCIENTISTS.
P00131.020 Accession Number: P00131.020
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ONSLOW, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1952. BRITISH ATOMIC TESTS ON THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS, WA, IN OCTOBER 1952. AS "A- DAY" APPROACHED, VIP'S BEGAN ARRIVING AT ONSLOW. THEY WERE USUALLY WHISKED FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE JETTY WHERE THEY BOARDED THE HMAS HAWKESBURY. MOST OF BRITAIN'S TOP SCIENTISTS ARRIVED BY HUGH ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. DR PENNEY HIMSELF ARRIVED IN THE HASTINGS PICTURED ABOVE. A STRONG GUARD WAS PLACED ON THE AIRCRAFT.
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P00131.020
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Colour: Black & white
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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