USMC 105969: Practice Landings

Item Description
Title
USMC 105969: Practice Landings

Citation information
USMC 105969: Practice Landings. (Q-16-103-69; R-9-11; 55-1144.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2263

Marine Corps Library Number
6356-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-103-69; R-9-11; 55-1144

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105969

Decade
1960

Date
1969-07-12

Description
People enjoy ice cream and swim in a pool. CH46A and UH34D helicopters take off from the USS Muliphen (LKA-61). LVTP5s land on a beach to deposit armed Marines. Marines stand by in a forest, armed with M60 machine guns and rifles. Activity aboard the USS Muliphen. SgtMaj. Sweet; SgtMaj. Daly light up cigars and sit down for a briefing.

Location(s)
Jacksonville (N.C.); Onslow Beach (N.C.)

Camera crew
Ayers, C.; Manning, W. T.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
USS Muliphen shot on the 16th of July, 1969; SgtMajs filmed on the 17th of July, 1969.

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
470

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
08/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:03

Digital file type
video/H264