USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests""

Item Description
Title
USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests""

Citation information
USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
13/4337/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110659

Decade
1960

Description
Demonstrations of controlled explosions in a field and in LVTP5A1s. Explosion tests simulate different causes: fuel cell penetration, gasoline fires, and hull penetration using different types of charges. Tests with LVTP5A1s show the damage to the interior and exterior of the vehicles from explosions and fires.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
Filmed between 11-1966 and 2-1967

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
950

Original aspect ratio
1.33:1 (full frame silent)

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
05/05/2023

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

Digital runtime
24:54

Digital file type
video/H264