Keywords: 131758 FILLING HOOD AT THE FORMER TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL.JPG en OKUNOSHIMA JAPAN FILLING HOOD AT THE FORMER TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL ABOVE IT ON THE FRAMEWORK ARE TWO MEASURING POTS EACH OF WHICH HOLDS SUFFICIENT TO FILL A SINGLE CONTAINER UNDER THE HOOD IS AN AIR EXTRACTOR FOR THE REMOVAL OF FUMES AND TO THE RIGHT THE VENT PIPE AND FUME EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE LEFT IS THE VACUUM ACCUMULATOR USED IN THE COURSE OF TRANSFERRING BULK GASES TO TANKS ON THE LANDING SHIP TANKS THIS WAS PART OF OPERATION LEWISITE TO REMOVE AND DESTROY POISON GAS MAINLY MUSTARD AND LEWISITE FROM THE TOKYO 2ND ARMY ARSENAL 131758 Queale Alan 1946-08-30 Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov Chemical weapons in Okunoshima 1946-1947 |