USMC 100042: Misc. jets fly and Marines during World War II

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100042: Misc. jets fly and Marines during World War II Citation information USMC 100042: Misc. jets fly and Marines during World War II. (3489, ABP-16-39, R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2289 Marine Corps Library Number 3489-16 Additional identifiers 3489, ABP-16-39, R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100042 Decade 1940 Description Reel with multiple subjects. First subject is a series of trims from aviation films showing early jet aircraft. Second subject dates to World War II and shows Marines in the South Pacific assembling a Marston mat runway. During breaks they eat chow and read mail. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Unknown Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed at various times in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 492 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 11/02/2017 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:41 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II