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OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. WOODEN LIGHTERS CARRYING MUSTARD GAS CONTAINERS MOORED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. A WINCH IS HOISTING THEM ABAORD IN BATCHES OF SIX. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS JOB JAPANESE WORKMEN WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AS THEY STOW THE CONTAINERS IN THE SHIP'S HOLD. THE CONTAINERS WILL BE DESTROYED LATER AT SEA DURING THE FINAL PHASES OF "OPERATION LEWISITE", UNDER THE SUPERVISON OF DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT, BCOF.
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. WOODEN LIGHTERS CARRYING MUSTARD GAS CONTAINERS MOORED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. A WINCH IS HOISTING THEM ABOARD IN BATCHES OF SIX. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS NATURE
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. LOADING VESICANT CONTAINERS IN BATCHES OF SIX FROM ONE OF THE WOODEN LIGHTERS MOORED ALONGSIDE THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS JOB JAPANESE
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. FORMER TADANOUMI BRANCH, TOKYO 2ND ARMY CONTAINERS CONTAINING VESICANTS FROM THE ARSENAL, ARE BEING STOWED BY JAPANESE WORKEN IN THE HOLD OF THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. BECAUS
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. 60 KG MUSTARD GAS BOMBS, MINUS DETONATORS BUT STILL WITH THEIR BURSTER CHARGES OF PICRIC ACID IN PLACE, BEING STOWED IN THE HOLD OF THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. THE CONTAINERS
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. THESE 60 KG MUSTARD GAS BOMBS, MINUS DETONATORS BUT STILL WITH THEIR BURSTER CHARGES OF PICRIC ACID IN PLACE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. THE CONTAINERS
OKUNOSHIMA, JAPAN. 1946-10-03. 60 KG MUSTARD GAS BOMBS, MINUS DETONATORS BUT STILL WITH THEIR BURSTER CHARGES OF PICRIC ACID IN PLACE, BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE SHIP SHINTONMARU. THE CONTAINERS WILL BE
