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"HIROSHIMA TWELVE YEARS LATER (JAPAN)" 1) MS PAN: Over city of Hiroshima, Japan. This is twelve years after the first atom bomb blast. The city looks very well built up; Pan: Over rivers leading thru city, mountain terrain all around edge of city. (very nice) 2) ATOG MCU Hiroshima: Pan: right, over small river leading through city, 2 bridges, just spans for the river; factory on outskirts of city where there is rugged hilly terrain. VG 3) MCU General area of bomb blast center, looks very well built up now. The river edges have all been paved; Pan: over the center of city where blast occurred; Pan: up, distant areas and mountain terrain. 4) MS Naval Air Station at Iwakuni, Japan; Pan: Over barracks and buildings, over center of field; parked aircraft, hangars and more barracks; long runway; Pan: right, tip of land extending into bay, and end of runway. VG 5) MLS straight down runway from one end to other showing the entire air station and surrounding water. 6) LS NAS at Iwakuni and surrounding water. 7) MS runway at Iwakuni, warm up platform areas, hangars and other buildings. (unedited, silent) (March 1957)

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