RECONNAISSANCE [Main Title]

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  • Title: RECONNAISSANCE [Main Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 127
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  • Summary: Shows detection of liquid blister gas after an air raid by a reconnaissance party, the discovery of the affected area, and its indication by warning signs.
  • Description: Squad of (ca) 6 men, plus officer, properly equipped in anti-gas rig, carrying in addition yellow cones to indicate contaminated areas, an alarm rattle and sticks on which pieces of paper coated with gas-sensitive paint are held for determining affected areas. Approach likely affected areas from windward, mark of contaminated area. 'Able Seaman Slowman' again makes mistakes.
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © IWM (ADM 127)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1939
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy School of Photography (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: equipment, British naval - personal: anti-gas suit (object name) training, British military - specialist: anti-gas measures (object name) weapons, British (?) - CBW: blister gas (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 900 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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  • Notes: Cataloguing: fourth of a series of six films on anti-gas measures.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ADM 127

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