USMC 104430: USS Thetis Bay, Marines board HRS

Item Description
Title
USMC 104430: USS Thetis Bay, Marines board HRS

Citation information
USMC 104430: USS Thetis Bay, Marines board HRS. (P-16-288; R-6-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/498

Marine Corps Library Number
2870-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-288; R-6-9

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104430

Decade
1950

Date
1956-11-27

Description
Aboard the USS Thetis Bay (CVHA-1) marines exit hatch way and onto the flight deck to board HRS helicopter before it takes off. A signal man directs takeoff of various aircraft. Ends with aerial shots of the USS Thetis Bay.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Connolly

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed at various times from November 27, 1956 though December 7, 1956.

Division
1st Division


Squadron
HMR-362


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
400

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
10:00

Digital file type
video/H264