USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms
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Item Description
Title
USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms
Citation information
USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms. (MH-9546A; R-4-27.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2438
Marine Corps Library Number
3595-16
Additional identifiers
MH-9546A; R-4-27
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100228
Decade
1950
Date
1953-09
Description
SATS test dated September 14th and 18th, 1962, at 29 Palms. Ground and aerial views show the SATS runway under construction. Films from May 1953 show technicians tending to Grumman TBF Avengers on land (11 May 1953) and Avengers taking off with scenes of a Navy cargo plane off-loading supplies (13 May 1953). Change of location and date. Navy F9F (Panthers) land aboard CV-45 (USS Valley Forge); includes starboard side view of DD-631 (USS Erben).
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.); San Bernardino (Calif.)
Camera crew
J. W. Miller
Producing entity
Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on multiple dates between 1953 and 1962.
Division
1st Division
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
400
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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
09/03/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
13:47
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms
Citation information
USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms. (MH-9546A; R-4-27.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2438
Marine Corps Library Number
3595-16
Additional identifiers
MH-9546A; R-4-27
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100228
Decade
1950
Date
1953-09
Description
SATS test dated September 14th and 18th, 1962, at 29 Palms. Ground and aerial views show the SATS runway under construction. Films from May 1953 show technicians tending to Grumman TBF Avengers on land (11 May 1953) and Avengers taking off with scenes of a Navy cargo plane off-loading supplies (13 May 1953). Change of location and date. Navy F9F (Panthers) land aboard CV-45 (USS Valley Forge); includes starboard side view of DD-631 (USS Erben).
Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.); San Bernardino (Calif.)
Camera crew
J. W. Miller
Producing entity
Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed on multiple dates between 1953 and 1962.
Division
1st Division
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
400
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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Digital media type
Moving Image
Date digital file created
09/03/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
13:47
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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