USMC 109157: ""Weapons Demonstration""

Item Description
Title
USMC 109157: ""Weapons Demonstration""

Citation information
USMC 109157: ""Weapons Demonstration"". (012-16-001-80; R-1-1; 10-2017.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/801

Marine Corps Library Number
8982-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-001-80; R-1-1; 10-2017

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109157

Decade
1980

Date
1979-09-14

Description
Weapons demonstrations. Marines fire M29 mortars, a jeep-mounted TOW weapon, and a M47 Dragon. An AH1J helicopter fires missiles. F4 aircraft perform strafing run, fly overhead. A CH53 helicopter delivers and picks up a 105mm towed Howitzer from field. UH1E helicopters fly, land in a field. Views of explosions in a field.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Cooper (GySgt)

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
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
03/08/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:23

Digital file type
video/H264