USMC 109144: Lift Construction and Tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 109144: Lift Construction and Tests

Citation information
USMC 109144: Lift Construction and Tests. (012-16-22-79; R-2-3; 12-1871.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3830

Marine Corps Library Number
8974-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-22-79; R-2-3; 12-1871

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109144

Decade
1970

Date
1979-03-20

Description
Marines construct ""Ski Lift"" runway. A civilian man gives directions. Pilots engage in a discussion near the partially constructed ski jump. An AV8A Hawker Siddeley Harrier takes off multiple times both on and off the ski lift runway.

Location(s)
Pax River (Md.)

Camera crew
Tanguay (GySgt); Gifford (Sgt); Herring (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed from the 20th through the 30th of March, 1979

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
408

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
03/09/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:33

Digital file type
video/H264