WATER CANNON TRIALS AT PORTON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WATER CANNON TRIALS AT PORTON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 95
  • Other titles: WATER CANNON - JOB 16 (title on film can) [Alternative Title] PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: (Faded) Unedited rushes of trials record soldier "demonstrators" hurling stones across a road at dummy figures being sprayed by water cannon using an unidentified substance which causes irritation to the eyes, before soaked soldiers are led away to firing range presumaly to test how their markmanship skills have been affected by the substance. Soldiers then shower to wash the substance off their skin. Cameraman with 400 ft cassette records scene, watched by spectators and nurse.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: WATER CANNON - JOB 16 (title on film can) [Alternative Title] PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTED [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Ektachrome)
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  • Object_Number: DED 95
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (DED 95)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1972-11-21
  • 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 (Ektachrome) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 498 ft; Running time: 10 mins ca
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