USMC 102384: Crashes on USS Cape Gloucester

Item Description
Title
USMC 102384: Crashes on USS Cape Gloucester

Citation information
USMC 102384: Crashes on USS Cape Gloucester. (AVN-16-167; R-5-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/100

Marine Corps Library Number
1348-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-167; R-5-6

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102384

Decade
1940

Date
1945-06-18

Description
F6F and F4U crashes on deck of USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109). Pilots are rescued, and fires are put out. Plane parts are salvaged. Pilots listed by name are: Maj. Mueller and Capt. Sharpe.

Location(s)
East China Sea

Camera crew
Blunk; Davidge

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-4


Squadron
VMF-351


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
275

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
08/26/2019

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

Digital runtime
10:17

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II