USMC 105342: Operation Oceanlink (1958)

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105342: Operation Oceanlink (1958) Citation information USMC 105342: Operation Oceanlink (1958). (AWPS-8; R-1-1; 57-0097; .) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2109 Marine Corps Library Number 3307-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-8; R-1-1; 57-0097; MIRC inventory no. USMC 105342 Decade 1950 Date 1958-04-30 Description Activities of a major Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) exercise. RAF Buccaneer planes fly in formation. Aerial view of the HMS Puncher (D79), transferred to the Royal Navy from the United States. Sailors tour traditional sites in Singapore. A S2 aircraft performs multiple touch-and-gos on deck of the Royal Australian Navy HMAS Melbourne (R21). Members of the Royal Australian Navy watch US aircraft land and take off. A sailor hoists the British White Ensign. Location(s) Singapore. Camera crew Kircher; Wrigley; Cady Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Also filmed on the 3rd of May, 1958. Squadron VS-21 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 380 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 07/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:38 Digital file type video/H264