Developing WW2 Film

Pete

I found this company while looking for something else – Ya gotta love the Net!!

http://www.filmrescue.com/

Don’t Know if you got it sorted out or not but do post what the results were for us to enjoy.:cool:

Truc

If the film in question is camera gun film then it will be 16mm, and therefore printed on acetate stock. This means there is no danger of it catching fire.

For the record, nitrate film will normally only combust if stored/exposed to excessively warm temperatures. The majority of nitrate fires have been the result of the material being exposed to heat e.g. a film projector, hot weather, an electrical fault in nearby equipment prompting a fire etc. If stored properly nitrate will last for a very long time, and often outlasts acetate, which was once considered the “saviour” of the film world…

Do you know for sure what type of camera it is? 16mm film will be a trickier proposition than a roll of large format reconaissance stills. If the latter a large-format photography forum would be your best bet.

I have seen images recovered from 1920’s negatives – if the film has been kept dark and dry then it is possible it may have survived with the latent images intact. If it has been damp then it is likely mold will have damaged the emulsion.

Robs

Remember the recent film of the wreck-recovered Browning .303 being fired?

Its probably the camera gun footage from that same Spitfire.:)