USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain

Item Description
Title
USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain

Citation information
USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain. (1D-16-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3916

Marine Corps Library Number
0385-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-5; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101371

Decade
1940

Date
1944-01-23

Description
Air strip construction by Army Engineering Battalion. Rocks and crushed, and matting is put down. General Rupertus watches as the first plane lands on airstrip and greets crew, with spectators. The plane is a Beechcraft UC-45J, called "Sleepy."

Location(s)
New Britain

Camera crew
A. F. Monteverde; A. S. Carter

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed January 23rd-28th, 1944.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
7th Marines


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
02/27/2019

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

Digital runtime
14:00

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II