USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests

Citation information
USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests. (Q-16-129; R-7-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/921

Marine Corps Library Number
1956-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-129; R-7-12

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103117

Decade
1950

Date
1950-04-06

Description
A flight of HRP-1s along with HO3S-1s and Bell HTL helicopters land ashore in a simulated assault with fixed-wing air cover. Aboard a carrier (possibly USS MINDORO, CVE-120) flight deck crews move helicopters into position and prepared them for take off.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Neal; Laitinen

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on April 6, 1950.

Squadron
HMX-1


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
9/18/2020

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

Digital runtime
9:38

Digital file type
video/H264