USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault""

Item Description
Title
USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault""

Citation information
USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/2985/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109836

Decade
1950

Description
A USMC informational film on the employment of helicopters for vertical assault warfare. HUS (CH34) and HR2S helicopter pilots practice takeoffs and landings on the USS Boxer (CV-21) and other trips in the fleet to include the USS Rankin (AKA-103).

Location(s)
New River (N.C.); Vieques (P.R.)

Camera crew
Ellsworth, R.

Genre
Informational

Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
HMM-264


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
600

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
04/18/2023

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

Digital runtime
16:48

Digital file type
video/H264