. Bombs at Bikini; the official report of Operation Crossroads. Atomic bomb. The light carrier INDEPENDENCE, located between 1000 feet and V2 mile from the projected Zeropoint, shows severe damage. Her 600 foot flight deck is broken in several places. Part of the deck planking has burned. Her four stacks have been demolished, and her antenna masts are bent or broken. INDEPENDENCE'S port quarter, being nearest to the Zeropoint, took the worst beating; much of the wreckage here was unrecognizable. A fire broke out on the hangar deck, adding to the dam- age already done by the shock wave. Huge be
. Bombs at Bikini; the official report of Operation Crossroads. Atomic bomb. The light carrier INDEPENDENCE, located between 1000 feet and V2 mile from the projected Zeropoint, shows severe damage. Her 600 foot flight deck is broken in several places. Part of the deck planking has burned. Her four stacks have been demolished, and her antenna masts are bent or broken. INDEPENDENCE'S port quarter, being nearest to the Zeropoint, took the worst beating; much of the wreckage here was unrecognizable. A fire broke out on the hangar deck, adding to the dam- age already done by the shock wave. Huge beams of heavy gage steel had been ripped loose. The plating above the water- line was damaged over a considerable Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Joint Task Force One; Shurcliff, William A. New York, W. H. Wise
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