Scientists of the ' Manhattan Project' explain what is 'the best-kept secret of the war,' the atomic bomb. Brent ( Larry Keating) who championed Tibbets as a test pilot, selects him to lead a new unit in the Pacific war, flying the B-29, armed with a new secret weapon. The perilous assignment has caused his wife Lucy ( Eleanor Parker) to worry for his life and whether their marriage can survive the constant separations.Īfter a year of scrutiny, Maj. ( Robert Taylor) is assigned to a dangerous mission in testing a new bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
