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A technical group attends a meeting to carry out investigations for U.S. Army chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama.

U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Close-up view of U.S. 6th Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber flying low over islands near San Jose Island. More distant shot of formation of B-25 bombers in flight. A field located near San Jose shows a bomb dump. U.S. airmen load bombs on a bomber aircraft. A technical group consisting of U.S. NDRC (National Defense Research Committee) scientists, trained officers of United Kingdom's Army and Navy and U.S. Army Air Force officers attend a meeting in front of a chart.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060517
Test of persistent gas munitions during various U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II.

Tests of persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. A simulated chemical warfare shows U.S. troops firing mortars. A U.S. bomber aircraft in the sky. M7 100-lb bombs stacked at a munitions dump on the island. The bomber aircraft is loaded with bombs. The bombs are dropped by the aircraft from various heights. A technician examines an explosion area and makes use of an instrument to determine if there is any loss in contamination and vapor yield as a result of tree bursts. A bomber in flight and members of crew on board. The technician on the bomb drop site examines results on trees. Chemical samplings of bombed area are made in laboratories of the United States. A soldier wearing protective clothing. Mortars lay down a mustard gas barrage.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060519
Vapor effects of persistent gas munitions are examined during various U.S. chemical warfare tests in San Jose Island, Panama.

Tests of persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Chemical warfare tests shows U.S. troops firing 4.2 inch mortars and 105mm howitzers laying down a mustard gas barrage. Smoke rises from shell fire in the jungle. A technician examines a bombed area in the jungle. Vapor effects of persistent gas munitions are examined. Bodies of captured Japanese soldiers who were in the bombardment area are examined within three hours of the bombardment. U.S. troops without any protective clothing advance through the jungle area 48 hours after the bombardment. The troops fire mortars and howitzers.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060520
Phosgene and CK gases are tested during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II.

Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. U.S. troops advance in a jungle during a simulated chemical warfare. Bombs stacked in a munitions dump. The bombs are loaded on bomber aircraft. Japanese canisters on which Phosgene and CK gases are to be tested. Technicians use gas concentration recording instruments made by U.S. NDRC (National Defense Research Committee). Phosgene and CK gases are tested on goats, mechanical breathers and U.S. and Japanese canisters. CK gas breaks a canister. Gas testing shows bomb blasts in the jungle.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060521
Phosgene and CK gas tests are made by dropping bombs from U.S. 6th Air Force B-24s on San Jose Island, Panama.

Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Bombs are loaded on U.S. 6th Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers. The B-24s take off from a runway. A formation of B-24s in the sky. Phosgene and CK gas tests are made by dropping bombs from the B-24s. Results are plotted on maps and studied by U.S. personnel in a room.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060522
Goats wearing Japanese canisters are used to test the effect of Phosgene and CK gas bombs in San Jose Island, Panama.

Tests of non-persistent gas munitions during U.S. chemical warfare tests on San Jose Island, Panama during World War II. Goats wearing Japanese canisters are used to test the effect of Phosgene and CK bombs. All unprotected goats are killed. A goat is placed in a gas proof dugout. A man wearing protective clothing drags out the dead goat from the dugout. U.S. troops make CK bomb tests and fire mortars. Bombardment at night during the rainy season. A soldier examines the result.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060523