AERIAL SMOKESCREEN TRIAL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AERIAL SMOKESCREEN TRIAL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 150
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: (Leader marked: Nov 29 1929. Run 2. 1500 [ie 3pm?] Dart 160 in - Jet 1/4 - Humidity 88 - Temperature 53 - Wind 12 - Speed 70 knots - Height 200 ft.) Blackburn Dart biplane in distance lays extensive smokescreen over Porton range, with scientists and buildings visible in foreground.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DED 150
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1929-11-29
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 158 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DED 150

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