USMC 104403: Mighty Mite

Item Description
Title
USMC 104403: Mighty Mite

Citation information
USMC 104403: Mighty Mite. (MCEB-16-32; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
27760

Marine Corps Library Number
2853-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-32; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104403

Decade
1950

Date
1957-4-11

Description
An HR2S helicopter from HMX-1 lifts off, two marines rig ""Mighty Mite"" T-901 and ""Mechanical Mule"" T-1115 mounted with a 75mm recoiless rifle. HR2S opens up and the vehicles dismount.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Riggs, W.F. (TSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
110

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
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
2:59

Digital file type
video/H264