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QUEEN DAY EVACUATION. On Queen Day, 

 eighth day before the first atomic bomb test, a 

 complete dress rehearsal was staged. The bombing 

 plane made its runs, dropping a flash-powder 

 bomb which went off near the Bullseye Ship "Ne- 

 vada" at 0914. In the air, manned and unmanned 

 planes followed the courses prescribed in the Air 

 Plan prepared 3 months before. Vital to the suc- 

 cess of Queen Day was the evacuation on the 

 previous day of the 42,000 men of the Task Force 



from the target vessels, the Lagoon, and the en- 

 circling islands. Every man had to be accounted 

 for, including the technicians who had made hur- 

 ried, last minute adjustments on scientific instru- 

 ments on target ships and islands. ABOVE. Gun 

 turret doorway is dogged and marked secure. 

 OPPOSITE. ABOVE. Personnel of the "Pennsyl- 

 vania" go over the side. BELOW. Men of the 

 "Pennsylvania" are checked off as they abandon 

 ship. 



