USMC 103234: Attack on fortified position at Quantico

Item Description
Title
USMC 103234: Attack on fortified position at Quantico

Citation information
USMC 103234: Attack on fortified position at Quantico. (Q-16-259; R-2-6; v.2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/3416

Marine Corps Library Number
2012-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-259; R-2-6; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103234

Decade
1950

Date
1951-10-15

Description
Helicopter training exercise at Quantico. HRP-1s, HRP-2s, HRS-1s, and HO5Ss warm up, fly, and drop off troops and equipment in the field. Grumman F8F Bearcats and F4U Corsairs provide smoke screen and close air support with rockets and napalm.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
R. E. Bethard

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 15, 1951.

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
10/01/2020

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

Digital runtime
9:48

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War