TRIAL 25/70. OVERGARMENT [Main Title]

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  • Title: TRIAL 25/70. OVERGARMENT [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DED 101
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Fourteen reels of rushes (and one workprint) shot between 28 May 1970 and 12 June 1970 record scenes during Overgarment Trial, apparently to test effectiveness of CB protective clothing against contamination in realistic battlefield scenario on Porton ranges. Only seven reels of Kodachrome originals to be preserved.
  • Description: Reel 1. 1 of 27/5/1970 Kodachrome Original Reel 2. 2 of 27/5/1970 Kodachrome Original Reel 3. 1 of 28/5/1970 "RS 173" (ie Porton catalogue number) Kodachrome Original Reel 4. 1 of 29/5/1970 "RS 173" (ie Porton catalogue number) Kodachrome Original Reel 5. 1 of 1. 3/6/1970 "RS 174" (ie Porton catalogue number) Kodachrome Original Reel 6. 1 of 3. 4/6/1970 "RS 174" (ie Porton catalogue number) Kodachrome Original Reel 7. 1 of End. "RS 175" (ie Porton catalogue number) Kodachrome Original Reels renumbered by CJG
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DED 101
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DED 101)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970-05 1970-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, Film and Trials Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 15 Footage: 8000 ft ca; Running time: 200 mins ca (24fps)
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