USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV

Item Description
Title
USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV

Citation information
USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV. (1D-16-543; R-3-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1474

Marine Corps Library Number
3003-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-543; R-3-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104839

Decade
1950

Description
Sailors and USN officers chat amongst themselves. USN sailors fold the US flag. The ship pulls out of port. The radar tower of the USS Thetis Bay (CVAH-1). A service member poses for the camera. Flight deck activity continues. Multiple HRS1 helicopters take land on deck. A USN LtCmdr. speaks with a pilot. Marine and USN officers are lowered via aircraft elevator.

Location(s)
California.

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
247

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
06/09/2022

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

Digital runtime
7:11

Digital file type
video/H264