Atomic Bomb Damage to Aircraft on USS Saratoga – Operation Crossroads, Test Able

Atomic Bomb Damage to Aircraft on USS Saratoga – Operation Crossroads, Test Able
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  • Photograph
  • September 27, 1946
  • FILE NUMBER—AAOR-64-2724-12. RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 27, 1946

    NO AIRPLANE CRASH—JUST EFFECTS OF ATOM BOMB.—This photo shows damage
    done to an airplane secured to the deck of the USS SARATOGA during
    the Able atom bomb test. This damage photo was not previously released.

    JOINT ARMY-NAVY TASK FORCE ONE PHOTO.