USMC 105243: Air, Land, and Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 105243: Air, Land, and Sea

Citation information
USMC 105243: Air, Land, and Sea. (HQ-16-538; R-1-8; 57-0297.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2042

Marine Corps Library Number
3241-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-538; R-1-8; 57-0297

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105243

Decade
1950

Date
1957

Description
An armed USMC member climbs a hill. Above, an aircraft drops explosives. A Marine pauses his ascent up a hill with his M1 rifle. Several HRS1 helicopters fly across the sky while airlifting equipment. F4U aircraft drops a bomb on an open field. HRS1s fly in formation. An explosive is detonated. Marines practice landing exercises with scuba gear. LVTs and LCMs deposit Marines on the beach. F8s launch off of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43).

Location(s)
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Squadron
CVG-15


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
400

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
07/30/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:27

Digital file type
video/H264