USMC 104445: Activities at Pohang airfield

Item Description
Title
USMC 104445: Activities at Pohang airfield

Citation information
USMC 104445: Activities at Pohang airfield. (Q-16-571; R-2-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
149020

Marine Corps Library Number
2879-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-571; R-2-6

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104445

Decade
1950

Description
Footage is shown of muddy, flooded conditions of the air strip. A F9F is towed. Harbor activities feature a unidentified transport, LST (Q-076) as well as LVTs ferrying supplies. A DUKW drives past the camera on the beach. A crane lifts the barrels from the LVT onto land. Civilians assist in unloading and organizing of fuel.

Location(s)
Pohang (Korea)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Probably filmed in 1951.

Squadron
VMF-311


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

Original physical length
300

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
8:06

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War