DECONTAMINATION OF FERRET SCOUT CAR [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DECONTAMINATION OF FERRET SCOUT CAR [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 268
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Demonstration of the procedure for the decontamination of a Ferret armoured scout car after exposure to a chemical agent. The demonstration takes place in open countryside (possibly the ranges at Bovington).
  • Description: The decontamination team, clad in white NBC suits and wearing respirators, fill a fire extinguisher container with bleach solution. The bleach is applied to the vehicle using a brush attachment connected to the container. Close-up details show the use of the brush application on the vehicles armour. General views of the operation.
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DED 268
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1967-04-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Porton Down (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 2 mins 30 secs
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