USMC 105563: Airstrip and carrier ops

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105563: Airstrip and carrier ops Citation information USMC 105563: Airstrip. (MH-9546A; R-17-27; 57-0491.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2454 Marine Corps Library Number 3608-16 Additional identifiers MH-9546A; R-17-27; 57-0491 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105563 Decade 1940 Date 1945-07-27 Description Compilation reel of different subjects. Scenery of Awase airstrip. Japanese civilians move dirt with shovels. F4Us and a C47 land and take off. The second film takes place in the late 1950s. F8 aircraft take off from USS Saratoga (CVA-60). F4D, A4D, and C1 aircraft take off and land on the USS Ranger (CVA-61). Communications room activity. A Marine speaks into a radio phone, Marines take notes, speak into radio microphones. Location(s) Awase Airfield (Japan); Okinawa Camera crew Oertel, John T. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Second film was taken sometime in the late 1950s. Regiment 1st Marines Air Wing MAW-1 Air Group MAG-12 Squadron CVW-14 VR-21 VMFA-121 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 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 07/15/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:25 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II WWII