PART OF 'TRIAL GLOSSOP' FILM 1000LB BOMB BURST ON PORTON RANGE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PART OF 'TRIAL GLOSSOP' FILM 1000LB BOMB BURST ON PORTON RANGE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 35
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: General shots of HMS Plymouth and HMS Penelope at sea. Members of crew engaged in general duties wearing CB suits. Sailor using binoculars. Hunter aircraft making several spray runs over ships. Detector papers shown on CB suits after spray run. Men decontaminating faces, respirators and gloves. Decontamination with fire extinguishers. Men being hosed down. Undressing sequence complete removal of CB suits, hoods, respirators etc. Entry into Citadel shown. 1000 lb bomb burst over Porton range showing burst and travel of cloud.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodachrome)
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  • Object_Number: DED 35
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DED 35)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1965
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Kodachrome) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 162 ft
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    DED 35

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