The photographs on this and the following pages are from the DMWD Technical Histories and are reproduced by courtesy of the UK National Archives. They may not be reproduced without the permission of the Copyright holder.

FLAME THROWERS

"Cockatrice" Vehicle - a Bedford chassis with a mounted flame thrower. Intended for airfield defence

"Cockatrice" test firing on the range

Naval pattern vertical firing flame thrower.
Shute was present when this was tested aboard a converted French fishing vessel 'La Patrie'

Test firing of vertical flame thrower producing flame up to 100 feet.