USMC 105106: LVTEX-1 Tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 105106: LVTEX-1 Tests

Citation information
USMC 105106: LVTEX-1 Tests. (MCEB-16-12; R-7-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/3962

Marine Corps Library Number
3160-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-12; R-7-12

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105106

Decade
1950

Date
1956-05-08

Description
A line charge is shot from an LVTEX1 in the water towards land. Marines work and prepare the test on the beach. An LVTEX1 dozes sand up the beach.

Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Frank, W. W. (MSgt); Pauling (TSgt); Cook, D. H. (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed the 8th and 9th of May, 1956

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
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
06/24/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:03

Digital file type
video/H264