USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945

Item Description
Title
USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945

Citation information
USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945. (5D-16-32; R-4-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/774

Marine Corps Library Number
2448-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-32; R-4-4

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103908

Decade
1940

Date
1945-02-16

Description
Marines of VMTB-234 test aerial rockets in the Mojave Desert on February 16-27, 1945. Footage of the patch for VMTB-234. SBD fires rockets. On airfield, crew loads TBMs with rockets. TBMs take off. Aerial footage of TBMs and SBDs in flight.

Location(s)
Mojave Desert

Camera crew
Bushnell; D. Davidge

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on February 16-27, 1945.

Division
5th Division


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
304

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
05/11/2021

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

Digital runtime
8:27

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II