USMC 111186: Instruction for M16 rifles and aircraft instrument testing

Item Description
Title
USMC 111186: Instruction for M16 rifles and aircraft instrument testing

Citation information
USMC 111186: Instruction for M16 rifles and aircraft instrument testing . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6306

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111186

Decade
1980

Date
-10-13

Description
Marines receive classroom instruction regarding M16 rifles and the TTU-205/E Pressure-Temperature Test Set for testing aircraft instruments and data systems. Instructor uses a M16 cutaway training aid to show the parts of the rifle.

Location(s)
New Orleans (La.)

Camera crew
Thompson, Rick (Camera operator); DeMarco, Nick (Director)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 13 (year unknown) but likely in the late 1970s or early 1980s.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
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
07/25/2023

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

Digital runtime
12:09

Digital file type
video/H264