USMC 111016: ""The Marine Corps air traffic controller: MATCU operations""

Item Description
Title
USMC 111016: ""The Marine Corps air traffic controller: MATCU operations""

Citation information
USMC 111016: ""The Marine Corps air traffic controller: MATCU operations"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3515

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111016

Decade
1970

Date
1971

Description
This US Navy Film features the Marine Air Traffic Control Unit (MATCU), describing equipment and personnel. A MATCU crew guides an OV10A Bronco of VMO-1 to a landing. Flight operations for F4J Phantom II of VMGR-153, AV8B Harrier of VMT-203, and Grumman A6 Intruder of VMAT(AW)-202 are shown.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Simon, William L. (Screenwriter); Milner-Craven Joint Venture Productions

Genre
Training

Film date (note)
Produced in 1971.

Air Wing
MAW-1
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14
MAG-24


Squadron
VMO-1
VMGR-153
VMT-203
VMAT(AW)-202


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
700

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
07/19/2023

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

Digital runtime
20:15

Digital file type
video/H264