USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly

Item Description
Title
USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly

Citation information
USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly. (MH-9546A; R-22-27; 57-0500.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2460

Marine Corps Library Number
3613-16

Additional identifiers
MH-9546A; R-22-27; 57-0500

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105574

Decade
1960

Date
1962-10-29

Description
Short airfield construction and tests. A Marine uses a blowtorch on matting. A group of Marines use a crane to move and assemble machinery. Steamrollers and other heavy machinery level the ground for airfield construction. Tanker trucks spray asphalt. Marines use drills, jackhammers, mix concrete. Dead load tests, machinery tests, arresting gear test with an A4D. Takeoffs and landings with mirror equipment.

Location(s)
Twentynine Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Christenson (SSgt); Armour, W.A. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed from the 29th to the 31st of October, 1962.

Regiment
1st Marines


Air Wing
MAW-1


Air Group
MAG-12


Squadron
VMA-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
07/19/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:01

Digital file type
video/H264