Mil News No cold cure link to Porton Down

[Drone_pilot]

An expert has said he could find no link between "human guinea pig" experiments at Porton Down and a cure for the common cold.

The comments were made at the inquest into the death of Airman Ronald Maddison at the Ministry of Defence facility in Wiltshire 51 years ago.

Historian John Harding said he could find "nothing in the official documents" to link the tests.

Leading Aircraftman Maddison died after being exposed to the nerve agent Sarin.

Mr Harding said LAC Maddison's medical records have also been destroyed.

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[Zofo]

I worked in Germany with some of the folk from Porton Down - I cannot comment on the situation regarding the poor chap in the article but the people I met, worked with and drank with were top of the pops boys and girls! Plus I managed to get a set of the (then) brand new DPM NBC suits before they went on general issue!