EXPERIMENT NO 27-D TRIAL II, 12TH MAY 1942 [Main Title]

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  • Title: EXPERIMENT NO 27-D TRIAL II, 12TH MAY 1942 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DED 20
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Phosgene emissions, Suffield, Canada, 1942
  • Description: 6 3/4 tons of phosgene released from drums 15 yards apart in line cross wind (?) and exploded simultaneously. Record of burst and phosgene cloud travel. Study of behaviour of phosgene cloud under inversion conditions. 50 gallon drum containing 250 lb phosgene. Burst and cloud travel recorded. 1000lbs phosgene contained in two drums. Simultaneous burst and cloud travel. 50 gallon drum of phosgene: burst and cloud travel.
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DED 20
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-05
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 237 ft
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    DED 20

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