USMC 108395: M60 Tank Recovery

Item Description
Title
USMC 108395: M60 Tank Recovery

Citation information
USMC 108395: M60 Tank Recovery. (MH-11536; R-3-3; 10-2159.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3332

Marine Corps Library Number
8495--16

Additional identifiers
MH-11536; R-3-3; 10-2159

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108395

Decade
1970

Date
1975-09-19

Description
M60 tank and M51 recovery vehicles prepare to recover M60 tank stuck in the Potomac River. USN and USA personnel help Marines attempt to manually tug the M60 tank.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Worden; Copeland

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
295

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
01/11/2023

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

Digital runtime
8:19

Digital file type
video/H264