What Became of the Last Mustard Gas Delivered to the RAF

[handsfree]

Not sure if this is relevant to the thread but there is a section on the storeage and diposal of mustard gas and Operation Pepperpot is mentioned

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...l%20MU&f=false

[WHBM]

There's some detail of the ordnance shipped out from Cairnryan to be dumped at sea in this account of the military railway built in WW2 to service the port

http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/docu...ocumentid=1373

[ericferret]

The Westland Scout helicopter could be fitted with a chemical spray rig consisting of a tank internally mounted and an array under the belly.
I only saw it fitted once and that was at Soest in Germany circa 1975/6.

[Soldierone]

pictures

hi
do you have any pictures of Randals factory in Runcorn as my partners Grandad worked there in the 1942-3 when he was 14 yrs old helping the home guard

[Atcham Tower]

No photos but some information on Randle

https://rhydymwynvalleyhistory.co.uk...alleyworks.htm

[PPRuNeUser0213]

Mustard gas hawkinge

3 years ago I lived in hawkinge and started to smell a sulpher smell. My face nose and eyes stung like fire sometimes. I sold up and all my symptoms improved 80 percent but feel like my kidneys/liver took damage. My family also suffered unexplained sickness.

Ive just noticed activity at this huge bunker looking thing. They have built a massive barrier/earth pile around it. Do you think some gas muntions has become unstable or been released? Blurry eyes dizziness skin rashes. I even heard passers by mention the same. Ive read about munition storage in hawkinge but no idea about location. This is upwind of hawkinge. What do you think?

[bobward]

I've seen similar earth features here in Norfolk. They are only bunds which hold irrigation water.

[PPRuNeUser0213]

Originally Posted by bobward

I've seen similar earth features here in Norfolk. They are only bunds which hold irrigation water.

I just cant think why you would build a 20foot mud bank around a bunker full of water and work on it for 12 months. I wanted to go and look closer but my little brother used to get really sick when he went near it as a kid. Just coincidence I guess.

[BEagle]

A more recent image:

1 Jul 2017: Apologies - The greedy $ods at Photof*ckwit are holding people to ransom and have now turned off image linking for those who won't pay $399 per annum for the privilege....

[ROC man]

Paddlesworth Reservoir
https://searchplanapps.shepway.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NZ1DYANZLUH00
Due for completion autumn 2017

[Heathrow Harry]

Not listed on the Secret Bases Website which is VERY comprehensive...............

http://www.secret-bases.co.uk/

[PPRuNeUser0213]

Id totally discounted resevoirs because the huge open ones we have were taken out of storage and said to be unecessary (and a terrorist target being open). I guess thats that then. I still might go have a look round. Odd design still

[ColinB]

Earlier Soldierone wrote

hi
do you have any pictures of Randals factory in Runcorn as my partners Grandad worked there in the 1942-3 when he was 14 yrs old helping the home guard

We have made a number of visits recently and this link shows its current state
https://rhydymwynvalleyhistory.co.uk...ery-randle.htm