USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro

Item Description
Title
USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro

Citation information
USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro. (AVN-16-168; R-4-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/848

Marine Corps Library Number
1389-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; R-4-83; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102444

Decade
1940

Date
1945-03-23

Description
Shots of Marine Corps Air Station, El Centro, including elevated view of the tower and field as well as building and grounds. LSO waves planes (F4Us and TBMs from VMF-351 and VMTB-132) in for bounce landings on airstrip. Pilot gets out of F4U.

Location(s)
El Centro (Calif.)

Camera crew
H. D. Maxwell

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed March 23rd-26th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MCVG-4
MASG-48


Squadron
VMF-351
VMTB-132


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
10/23/2019

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

Digital runtime
11:21

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II