USMC 108528: USS Tarawa

Item Description
Title
USMC 108528: USS Tarawa

Citation information
USMC 108528: USS Tarawa. (MH-11552; R-9-9; 10-1983.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3419

Marine Corps Library Number
8573-16

Additional identifiers
MH-11552; R-9-9; 10-1983

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108528

Decade
1970

Date
1976-07-26

Description
CH46A, USN SH3A helicopters take off from and land on the USS Tarawa (LHA-1). Marines stand at attention, move up to a ladder to the flight deck catwalk, onto the flight deck. Crewmen raise a CH46A by elevator and secure it to the flight deck.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Shearer, D.L. (GySgt); Manthey; Brumfield (Lt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-16


Squadron
VMM-163


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
397

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
01/20/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:12

Digital file type
video/H264