USMC 108566: 3/5 Air Battalion Landing Team, 29 Palms

Item Description
Title
USMC 108566: 3/5 Air Battalion Landing Team, 29 Palms

Citation information
USMC 108566: 3/5 Air Battalion Landing Team, 29 Palms. (121-16-7-77; R-1-12; 10-1878.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/754

Marine Corps Library Number
8594-16

Additional identifiers
121-16-7-77; R-1-12; 10-1878

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108566

Decade
1970

Date
1977-05

Description
The 3/5 Air Battalion Landing Team activity and 29 Palms operations. Marines and jeeps disembark a USAF C141 aircraft. C141 lands, taxis, and takes off. USAF C130 lands. A USMC Cpl. operates radio in control tower. Marines photographers smile and walk toward the camera. USAF Sgt. operates vehicle weighing scale. Marines march and rest in the desert.

Location(s)
29 Palms (Calif.)

Camera crew
Gowin, G.L. (LCpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
1st Division


Regiment
5th Marines


Battalion
3rd Battalion


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
419

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
11:48

Digital file type
video/H264