USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter

Item Description
Title
USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter

Citation information
USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter. (Q-16-35; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1561

Marine Corps Library Number
2467-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-35; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103920

Decade
1950

Date
1951

Description
Amphibious Assault by Helicopter film featuring HMX-1 at Quantico in 1951. HRP-1 helicopters take off from the USS Palau (CVE-122). On land, F4Us provide close air support. HRP-1s drop Marines and 75 mm howitzers in an open field. Marines fire 75 mm howitzers and rifles. A shell hits a building. Opening text reads, "HMX-1 presents Amphibious Assault by Helicopter. This film was produced by Marine Helicopter Squadron One to portray the developments by the Marine Corps in the use of rotary wing aircraft. It depicts troop transport helicopters, supported by fighter aircraft, spearheading the amphibious assault." Content related to USMC 103923.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Likely filmed in 1951 based on a photograph found online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_HRP_Rescuer#/media/File:USS_Palau_(CVE-122)_with_HRPs_NAN8-51.jpg

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
381

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
5/12/2021

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

Digital runtime
10:36

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War