USMC 108347: Operation Bearing Thunder

Item Description
Title
USMC 108347: Operation Bearing Thunder

Citation information
USMC 108347: Operation Bearing Thunder. (091-264-17-76; R-2-4; 10-1931.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3777

Marine Corps Library Number
8466-16

Additional identifiers
091-264-17-76; R-2-4; 10-1931

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108347

Decade
1970

Date
1976-02-14

Description
Training exercise, operation Bearing Thunder. Various aircraft take off multiple times. AH1 helicopter in flight CH53 helicopters idle, take off and land. CH46 helicopters take off, idles, lands. UH1N helicopter in flight, idling. C130 plane lands and takes off. Forklift unloads supplies from a C140. Air-controllers go about duties in tower.

Location(s)
Upolu Point (HI)

Camera crew
Bishop, M.E. (Sgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
14th to the 16th of Februrary

Regiment
3rd Marines


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
400

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
01/10/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:55

Digital file type
video/H264