USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration. (CL-16-0001-72; R-1-2; 6-1995.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2991

Marine Corps Library Number
7419-16

Additional identifiers
CL-16-0001-72; R-1-2; 6-1995

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107051

Decade
1970

Date
1972-01-04

Description
Operation Blue Ax activities. An AV8A performs a vertical landing and takeoff, strafes with incendiary rounds and napalm. USA, USN, USAF, and Marine Officials watch the demonstration. A CH53A delivers a 105mm Howitzer. A4s strafe with incendiary rounds and napalm, fire rockets.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Lowe (GySgt); Vandergrift, P.F. (GySgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-3
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-11
MAG-29


Squadron
VMFAT-502
HMH-461
HMLA-167


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
370

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
10/03/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:30

Digital file type
video/H264