USMC 104695: Fuel lines

Item Description
Title
USMC 104695: Fuel lines

Citation information
USMC 104695: Fuel lines. (Q-16-234; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/601/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-234; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104695

Decade
1950

Date
1953-06

Description
Several unrelated items spliced together. Flames are lit before being extinguished as a part of a demonstration. Marines ride an LVT onto a beach and check fuel lines. A F9F is refueled before taxiing away. Sailors hang out on the deck of a ship. Fuel bladders are unfolded. The fire demonstration continues. A meter is seen followed by aerial shots of fuel bladders.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Prait (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Squadron
VMJ-3


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
275

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
05/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
6:54

Digital file type
video/H264