USMC 106333: HMM-161 ""Greyhawks"" Deploy

Item Description
Title
USMC 106333: HMM-161 ""Greyhawks"" Deploy

Citation information
USMC 106333: HMM-161 ""Greyhawks"" Deploy. (HQ-16-1004-69; R-1-2; 55-1247.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/517

Marine Corps Library Number
6813-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-1004-69; R-1-2; 55-1247

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106333

Decade
1960

Date
1968-05

Description
Flight crew preps CH46A helicopters of HMM-161 for deployment. Marines clean the rotary section, refuel, and paint personalized messages/cartoons for the pilots. Civilians and other squadrons gather to say goodbye. CH46 helicopters taxi, take off, and in flight.

Location(s)
New River (N.C.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-16


Squadron
HMM-161


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
477

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
08/30/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:18

Digital file type
video/H264