USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise

Item Description
Title
USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise

Citation information
USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/16

Marine Corps Library Number
2182-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103534

Decade
1950

Description
Marines practice an amphibious assault. Fighter jets fly overhead. Marines speak to a civilian reporter in the field and camera equipment is loaded into an aircraft (possibly a PBY). LVTAs and LCVPs land on the shore and Marines storm the beach. An unidentified Brigadier General talks with other Marine officers. Aerial footage of the amphibious assault. Footage of the USS Spronston (DD-577). HRS-2 helicopters of squadron HMR-361 land troops in an open field. Marines refuel and taxi HRS helicopters at an airfield.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Date filmed unknown.

Air Wing
3rd MAW


Air Group
MAG-16


Squadron
HMR-361


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
293

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
12/15/2020

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

Digital runtime
8:09

Digital file type
video/H264