USMC 104457: Safety award presented to HMR-262

Item Description
Title
USMC 104457: Safety award presented to HMR-262

Citation information
USMC 104457: Safety award presented to HMR-262. (Q-16-563; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1860

Marine Corps Library Number
2885-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-563; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104457

Decade
1950

Date
1957-03-21

Description
Major General Verne J. McCaul exits a R6B plane. HR2S and HRS1 helicopters stand in formation in the background. Civilians and uniformed members of the Marine Corps are in attendance. Major General Verne James McCaul presents squadron HMR-262 of Mag 26 with Safety Award. A brigadier general accepts the award. The Colors march.

Location(s)
Marine Corps Air Station New River (N.C.)

Camera crew
Gill, G. L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
HMR-262


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
100

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
2:35

Digital file type
video/H264