USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea
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Item Description
Title
USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea
Citation information
USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea. (AVN-16-173; R-2-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1173
Marine Corps Library Number
0179-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-173; R-2-8; V.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101130
Decade
1940
Date
1945-8-01
Description
Aboard USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) Grumman F4U Corsairs (VMF-351), F6F Hellcats, and TBM Avengers (VMTB-132) are shown taking off and landing throughout film, during both calm and rough seas. One Corsair lands with a rocket still remaining on pod; the rocket falls to the flight deck when the plane lands. Gun camera footage. Rough seas shipboard preparations include building fence for planes. Lt Benton and Lt. Fulton prepare to go on reconnaissance mission.
Location(s)
East China Sea
Camera crew
De Rycke
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed August 1-6, 1945.
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-4
Squadron
VMF-351
VMTB-132
CASD-4
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
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
02/06/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
12:41
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea
Citation information
USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea. (AVN-16-173; R-2-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/1173
Marine Corps Library Number
0179-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-173; R-2-8; V.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101130
Decade
1940
Date
1945-8-01
Description
Aboard USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) Grumman F4U Corsairs (VMF-351), F6F Hellcats, and TBM Avengers (VMTB-132) are shown taking off and landing throughout film, during both calm and rough seas. One Corsair lands with a rocket still remaining on pod; the rocket falls to the flight deck when the plane lands. Gun camera footage. Rough seas shipboard preparations include building fence for planes. Lt Benton and Lt. Fulton prepare to go on reconnaissance mission.
Location(s)
East China Sea
Camera crew
De Rycke
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Filmed August 1-6, 1945.
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-4
Squadron
VMF-351
VMTB-132
CASD-4
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
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
02/06/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
12:41
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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