USMC 102441: Pilot Activities on USS Vella Gulf

Item Description
Title
USMC 102441: Pilot Activities on USS Vella Gulf

Citation information
USMC 102441: Pilot Activities on USS Vella Gulf. (AVN-16-168; R-2-83; v.1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/3934

Marine Corps Library Number
1387-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; R-2-83; v.1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102441

Decade
1940

Date
1945-4-12

Description
Shots of Marine pilots and others in ready room of USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111) on recreation, playing ping pong, poker, and reading magazine. One officer with a dog gets coffee and sandwich from African American Marine. Pilots discuss plane models in ready room.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Bostwick; Williamson, F.G.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

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

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-3


Squadron
VMTB-234


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.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
10/18/2019

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

Digital runtime
10:55

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II