DDT TRIALS IN WEST AFRICA PART I [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DDT TRIALS IN WEST AFRICA PART I [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 14
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Trials with DDT carried out in the Takoradi-Axim area of the Gold Coast, West Africa.
  • Description: Secondary forest and dense cover and general views of the trials area. Dense forest. Mangrove and fresh water swamps. Roads and paths to villages. Scene in village with natives. Coconuts, bananas, mangos. Aerodrome buildings at Takoradi. Anti mosquito drainage canals. Dumps of materials to be used in the trials; vehicles. Preparation of M10 spray tanks prior to fitting on aircraft. Spray tank charging DDT solution being prepared. Spray tanks loaded onto aircraft. Trial sortie by one aircraft spraying over trials area.
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodachrome)
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  • Object_Number: DED 14
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944
  • 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: 400 ft
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