USMC 103978: Planes (SBDs and TBMs) in the Pacific

Item Description
Title
USMC 103978: Planes (SBDs and TBMs) in the Pacific

Citation information
USMC 103978: Planes (SBDs and TBMs) in the Pacific. (3AC-16-99; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1578

Marine Corps Library Number
2558-16

Additional identifiers
3AC-16-99; R-2-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103978

Decade
1940

Description
SBDs and TBMS on a Pacific Island. Marines refuel and park SBDs on the runway. Pilots arrive to the runway in a truck. TBMs take off and land. Marines examine a canteen damaged by an enemy bullet. SBDs take off. A truck tows bomb flat cars. Marines play horseshoes. Marines known to be in the film: John Mitchell (possibly John W. Mitchell of the United States Army Air Forces).

Location(s)
Pacific Islands

Camera crew
Rhodes

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between January 20, 1942 and September 2, 1945.

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
402

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
5/28/2021

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

Digital runtime
11:11

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II