USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa

Item Description
Title
USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa

Citation information
USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa. (AVN-154; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1135

Marine Corps Library Number
1355-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-154; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102380

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-16

Description
Shots of activities around the Second Air Wing HQ. Maj. Gen. L. E. Woods congratulates Lt. Carl B. Witte of VMFA-533 for shooting down squadrons 500th plane. Maj. Samuel B. Folson stands by. Shots of F4Us on Chimu airfield.

Location(s)
Okinawa; Chimu Airfield (Okinawa)

Camera crew
H. F. Crawford

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed July 16th and 19th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Squadron
VMFA-533


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
210

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
10/19/2019

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

Digital runtime
5:23

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II