USMC 101729: Okinawa airfield

Item Description
Title
USMC 101729: Okinawa airfield

Citation information
USMC 101729: Okinawa airfield. (P-1899; AVN-16-17; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1146

Marine Corps Library Number
0784-16

Additional identifiers
P-1899; AVN-16-17; R-2-2; V.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 101729

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-31

Description
Buildings and tents around MASG-31 airfield, including photo lab, dispensary, and officers' quarters. Pilot and F4U. Flag lowered. PBJ (B-25) takes off. Col, Munn and Lt. Col. Armisted are shown.

Location(s)
Okinawa

Camera crew
William F. Schulz (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed late July and early August, 1945.

Air Group
MAG-31


Squadron
VMF-311


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
350

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
07/31/2019

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

Digital runtime
7:54

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II