THE EXPLOSION OF ALUMINIUM DUST CLOUDS - Experiments performed in Richmond Park on 21st, 22nd and 23rd February 1943 [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE EXPLOSION OF ALUMINIUM DUST CLOUDS - Experiments performed in Richmond Park on 21st, 22nd and 23rd February 1943 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6501
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  • Summary: Trials film, with titles before each experiment, records different amounts of aluminium dust, combined with various explosive charges suspended by cord above the ground or on the floor of a shelter, being detonated, presumably to test the explosive potential of aluminium dust for British bombs.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 6501
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1943
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Supply (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 160 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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