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Effect of napalm bombs. Includes 16 photographs depicting: Operational Research Section...

Catalogue reference: WO 291/1585

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This record is about the Effect of napalm bombs. Includes 16 photographs depicting: Operational Research Section... dating from 1952 in the series Ministry of Supply and War Office: Military Operational Research Unit, successors.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 291/1585
Date
1952
Description

Effect of napalm bombs.

Includes 16 photographs depicting: Operational Research Section (BAOR): effectiveness of napalm bombs against various military targets; trial results showing damage. Dated 1952.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Report No:: 33
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1824839/

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