USMC 101618: Fixed-wing aircraft on CVE-111

Item Description
Title
USMC 101618: Fixed-wing aircraft on CVE-111

Citation information
USMC 101618: Fixed-wing aircraft on CVE-111. (AVN-16-168; R-82-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/970

Marine Corps Library Number
0707-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; R-82-83; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101618

Decade
1940

Date
1945-05-13

Description
F4Us, TBMs, and F6Fs on USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) catapult off and land with arresting cables. One F4U has engine failure and crashes into the water.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
F. G. Williamson

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed May 12th and 13th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-3


Squadron
VMTB-234
VMF-513


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
08/03/2019

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

Digital runtime
13:10

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II