USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV Citation information USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV. (1D-16-543.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1540 Marine Corps Library Number 3001-16 Additional identifiers 1D-16-543 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104836 Decade 1950 Description HRS1 airlifts equipment off a ship as part of HELEX IV. Aerial footage rounds the deck of the USS Thetis Bay(CVHA-1). At one point dense black smoke emanates mid-ship from the Thetis Bay. Service members go about duty on deck, pilots climb into the cockpits of HRSs and chat amongst themselves. Marines are gathered at the edge of the flight deck. Aerial footage shows the California coast and portions of Camp Pendleton. A man in a civilian suit is taken into custody at rifle point (M1). Ranking officers have a conversation. Marines take a rest beneath the shade of a tree. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Division 1st Division Squadron HMR-361 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 360 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 05/11/2022 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