| Place | Asia: Japan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 131732 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Queale, Alan |
| Place made | Japan: Okunoshima Island |
| Date made | 3 August 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-03. CERAMIC CONTAINERS AT WHAT WAS FORMERLY THE TADANOUMI BRANCH OF ...
Description
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-08-03. CERAMIC CONTAINERS AT WHAT WAS FORMERLY THE TADANOUMI BRANCH OF THE TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL. OF GERMAN PATTERN BUT OF JAPANESE MANUFACTURE THEY WERE USED FOR THE PROCESSING OF MUSTARD GAS AND LEWISITE. OPERATION "LEWISITE" UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT SECTION OF BCOF IS INVOLVED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 22,000 TONS OF POISON GAS.