USMC 101234: CASD-1 aboard the USS Block Island
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Item Description
Title
USMC 101234: CASD-1 aboard the USS Block Island
Citation information
USMC 101234: CASD-1 aboard the USS Block Island. (AVN 16-85.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
11/3943
Marine Corps Library Number
1292-16
Additional identifiers
AVN 16-85
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101234
Decade
1940
Date
1945-4-27
Description
Scenes aboard USS Block Island (CVE-106) focusing on Aircraft Service Detachment 1 (CASD-1). Maj. Gen. James Tillinghast Moore speaks with Naval Rear Adm. Francis Massie Hughes. Lectures and briefings are given on the flight deck. A damaged fighter is pushed overboard. Planes (Hellcats and Corsairs) land or choose not to land on deck. Anti-aircraft batteries shown firing at incoming planes. Pilots and crews, including Mr. Morse, are shown. Ocean and carriers in the distance.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Moriarty; Veith; Uribe
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-1
Squadron
CASD-1
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
375
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
03/13/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
12:22
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 101234: CASD-1 aboard the USS Block Island
Citation information
USMC 101234: CASD-1 aboard the USS Block Island. (AVN 16-85.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
11/3943
Marine Corps Library Number
1292-16
Additional identifiers
AVN 16-85
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101234
Decade
1940
Date
1945-4-27
Description
Scenes aboard USS Block Island (CVE-106) focusing on Aircraft Service Detachment 1 (CASD-1). Maj. Gen. James Tillinghast Moore speaks with Naval Rear Adm. Francis Massie Hughes. Lectures and briefings are given on the flight deck. A damaged fighter is pushed overboard. Planes (Hellcats and Corsairs) land or choose not to land on deck. Anti-aircraft batteries shown firing at incoming planes. Pilots and crews, including Mr. Morse, are shown. Ocean and carriers in the distance.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Moriarty; Veith; Uribe
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-1
Squadron
CASD-1
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
375
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
03/13/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
12:22
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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