PADRE TRAINING DAY AT WINTERBOURNE GUNNER [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PADRE TRAINING DAY AT WINTERBOURNE GUNNER [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFF 6
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  • Summary: Padres from the British Army, Royal Navy and RAF are familiarised with chemical warfare defence during visit to the Defence Nuclear Biological Chemical Centre at Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire. Two dressed in IPE (individual protective equipment) make the Christian sign of the cross for the camera, then all are instructed in procedures for entering and exiting the gas chamber, filled with CS gas.
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  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: BFF 6
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (BFF 6)
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  • Production Date: 1998-01-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Defence Nuclear Biological Chemical Centre Video Unit, Winterbourne Gunner (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service) Royal Navy (regiment/service) Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Defence Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire, England, UK (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: S-VHS Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 15 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFF 6

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