CHEMICAL WARFARE SHELLS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CHEMICAL WARFARE SHELLS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 164
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: Item I: (Leader marked: Lewisite Bombs Programme 225/41. 18 August 1941) Item II: Leader marked: Lewisite Bombs Programme 225/41. 12 September 1941 Item III: Leader marked: 250 lb bomb charged "H" - Bombs from Lysander aircraft. 30 September 1941. 1 run. 40 fps with 6-inch lens. (30 ft) Item IV: Leader marked: Programme 245 A/41. Phosgene bomb from Blenheim aircraft. 20 August 1941. (30 ft)
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DED 164
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-09-30 1941-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DED 164

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