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The Manhattan Project Videohistory Collection, 1987-1990

10 results in SIA.FARU9531 for "Project Alberta"
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Series 5: Alberta
Interviews
Session 17: June 5, 1990
Interviews
At the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C., featured Agnew, Ashworth, Ramsey, and Sweeney on their assignments in Project Alberta, c. 1944-1945, including: designing the Fat Man plutonium bomb, contents and aerodynamics; definition of weaponeer's role and mechanics of bomb; William S. Parsons' contributions to Manhattan Project; reasons for interviewees' participation in Manhattan Project; flight training for the 509th Composite Group; preparation of Tinian Island as flight base ("Project Silverplate"); life on Tinian with conventional B-29 bomber crews; comparison of Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions; photography of atomic explosions; disposal of facilities at Tinian after Nagasaki explosion; reaction to use of the bombs. Visual documentation included: the Fat Man bomb casing on display at the Museum.
Interviews
Transcript, pp. 1-109, of videotape recording, 3 hours, 20 minutes.
Interviews
Video Recording of Interview: Total Recording Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes hours
Interviews
Session 18: June 6, 1990
Interviews
At the Enola Gay restoration project, the National Air and Space Museum's Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland, featured Agnew, Ashworth, Ramsey, and Sweeney on the specific technologies required for Project Alberta, c. 1944-1945, including: designing the Little Boy uranium bomb, contents and aerodynamics; development of bomb release mechanism; Bernard O'Keefe's claim to last-minute rewiring of Little Boy; flight qualities of B-29; pilot-bombardier communication the Nagasaki mission; operation of Norden bombsight; comparison of the two bombs' electronic characteristics; mechanics of monitoring devices at Hiroshima. Visual documentation included: the Little Boy bomb casing on display next to the Enola Gay; the bomb bay, cockpit, and weaponeer's cabin of the Enola Gay.
Interviews
Transcript, pp. 1-39, of videotape recording, 2 hours.
Interviews
Video Recording of Interview: Total Recording Time: 2 hours
Interviews