USMC 106113: Air Drops, Terrain Test

Description: Item Description Title USMC 106113: Air Drops, Terrain Test Citation information USMC 106113: Air Drops, Terrain Test. (Q-16-45-68; Q-16-38-68; R-1-1; 4-2155.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2425 Marine Corps Library Number 6589-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-45-68; Q-16-38-68; R-1-1; 4-2155 MIRC inventory no. USMC 106113 Decade 1960 Date 1968-03-24 Description CH53 helo air drops materials in an open field. Testing over different muddy bases, Marines crawl in mud and beneath barbed wire followed by trucks and an M50 ONTOS. Marines conduct foam tests on mud. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Fatta; Stevenson, D.; Shipp, H. L. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) 10 and 11 April, 1968. March 29th, 1968 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 480 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 08/23/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 13:35 Digital file type video/H264