USMC 107927: ""Para Drops""

Item Description
Title
USMC 107927: ""Para Drops""

Citation information
USMC 107927: ""Para Drops"". (Q-16-41-72; R-1-2; 8-2090.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/666

Marine Corps Library Number
8083-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-41-72; R-1-2; 8-2090

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107927

Decade
1970

Date
1972-08-01

Description
A Marine descends by para-plane and parachute. Smoke is released for tracking purposes. Descending Marines land in a grassy field. Another Marine descends via para-wing.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Grafer

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
430

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
11/11/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:08

Digital file type
video/H264