USMC 107103: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Returns Home

Item Description
Title
USMC 107103: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Returns Home

Citation information
USMC 107103: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Returns Home. (P-16-073-70; R-2-2; 57-0442.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3013

Marine Corps Library Number
7470-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-073-70; R-2-2; 57-0442

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107103

Decade
1970

Date
1970-09-20

Description
Pilots and squadrons come home to MCAS El Toro. F4 and A6A aircraft taxi. Pilots exit the cockpit and are greeted by MajGen. Robert G. Owens. MajGen. Owens gives a speech. Pilots greet their children, wives, and fellows. Marines march, present the colors.

Location(s)
El Toro (Calif.)

Camera crew
Ford

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-11, MAG-12


Squadron
VMFA-314
VMA-242


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
115

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
10/05/2022

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

Digital runtime
3:37

Digital file type
video/H264