TRIALS AT PORTON DOWN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TRIALS AT PORTON DOWN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 190
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: Item 1: "Programme 43/52. 10 October 1952. Energa grenade against Comet tank. 40 fps with 3-inch lens." Item 2: "Programme 34/52. 10 September 1952. 25 pdr shell charged G B. Round 1." Item 3: "Programme 34/52. 10 September 1952. 25 pdr shell charged G B. Round 2." Item 4: "Programme 32/52. 30 October 1952. 25 pdr against T34 tank. 40 fps. 3" lens." Item 5: "Programme 37/52. 1 December 1952. Trial of the Red Admiral fuze. 100 fps. 3" lens. Vinten." Testing by Microbiological Research Department of biological bomb for use against civilian targets [before cancellation of this Air Ministry project in July 1954].
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DED 190
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1952-09 1952-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    DED 190

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