SZ/OEMU/29/2/64-66 - Report on bombing trials on a 6ft. thick reinforced concrete target at Ashley Walk, carried out on 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th May 1943, 17/8/43

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/29/2/64-66

Level of description

Item

Title

Report on bombing trials on a 6ft. thick reinforced concrete target at Ashley Walk, carried out on 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th May 1943, 17/8/43

Date/s

1943

Quantity & Format

11 leaves

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security. Research and Experiments Department.

Scope and content

R.C. 392

E.A.R. 89

The object of the trials was to examine how far model laws could be applied to a full-scale structure, in this case a six foot slab representing a shelter roof. Includes detailed descriptions of the target, the test site, and the results. Contains tables, plans, and photographs. An addendum is attached detailing the seventh and eighth tests.

Three copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/29 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls]
    - SZ/OEMU/29/2 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls. File Two]
      - SZ/OEMU/29/2/64-66 - Report on bombing trials on a 6ft. thick reinforced concrete target at Ashley Walk, carried out on 12th, 13th, 16th and 17th May 1943, 17/8/43

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