USMC 105447: Airfield and Intel Meeting

Item Description
Title
USMC 105447: Airfield and Intel Meeting

Citation information
USMC 105447: Airfield and Intel Meeting. (AWPS-70; R-1-1; 57-0138.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2184

Marine Corps Library Number
3369-16

Additional identifiers
AWPS-70; R-1-1; 57-0138

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105447

Decade
1960

Date
1961-05-19

Description
Marines move cargo out of tents. Activity aboard the deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-60). An F8U lands aboard the carrier. Mechanics gather around the parked F8U. The F8U and F4 aircraft land and take off. In a meeting room filled with officials, A USMC MajGen reads discusses Operation Cormorant with other USMC officers and ranking foreign military. Topographical maps are used in discussion.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Christenson (ASSgt); Bloom, R.A.; Gomb; F.F.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
2nd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-31


Squadron
VMFA-312


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Postive

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
07/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:54

Digital file type
video/H264