USMC 100466: Sinking of an M561 at Camp Pendleton

Item Description
Title
USMC 100466: Sinking of an M561 at Camp Pendleton

Citation information
USMC 100466: Sinking of an M561 at Camp Pendleton. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
VC-22

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100466

Decade
1960

Date
1967-5-5

Description
Sinking of an M561 "Gama Goat" amphibious vehicle in the Del Mar Boat Basin at Camp Pendleton. Features two Marines "surfing" the vehicle as it sinks and subsequently emerging from the water.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Military Grid Reference
11SMS62707541

Camera crew
M.K. Mitchell (Camera operator).

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

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
130

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
06/04/2018

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
04:11

Digital file type
video/H264