USMC 108874: AV8A and Training Activity

Item Description
Title
USMC 108874: AV8A and Training Activity

Citation information
USMC 108874: AV8A and Training Activity. (012-16-73-78; R-11-13; 10-1943.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3651

Marine Corps Library Number
8789-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-73-78; R-11-13; 10-1943

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108874

Decade
1970

Date
1978-11-08

Description
Marines set up M60 machine guns, sweep fields with M16 rifles and operate field phones. Ordnance men arm AV8A with H.E. and napalm bombs. AV8A taxis, fly over Marines sweeping field and taxi on hardtop road.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Tanguay; Fraley

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14


Squadron
VMA-542


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
02/08/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:40

Digital file type
video/H264