USMC 110114: ""AV8A Grass Operations""

Item Description
Title
USMC 110114: ""AV8A Grass Operations""

Citation information
USMC 110114: ""AV8A Grass Operations"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3173/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110114

Decade
1970

Date
1977-09

Description
TAV8A tests. Marines prepare the landing site. Equipment is unloaded from CH53 helicopters. Marines install matting. TAV8A Harrier performs conventional and short take-offs, taxis, as well as lands on grass. TAV8A parks beneath camouflage netting and Marines install bombs. CMC Gen. Louis H. Wilson Jr. disembarks UH1N helicopter and observes Marines at work, TAV8A Harrier demonstrations, and engages Marines in conversation.

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

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed from the 12th to the 16th of September, 1977

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
555

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
04/21/2023

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

Digital runtime
16:05

Digital file type
video/H264