USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier

Item Description
Title
USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier

Citation information
USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier". (VC-53; 333.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
VC-53; 333

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111374

Description
This film covers the design, development, and testing of the M113A1 personnel carrier vehicle, featuring footage of work done at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center (now Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center). The film focuses on the composite materials used for the vehicle's hull.

Location(s)
Bethesda (Md.); Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
FMC; Positive Transfer, Ltd.

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Produced between 1960s-1987, based on when M113A1 was first developed and when David Taylor Naval Ship R & D Center changed its name.

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
200

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
Content may be protected by copyright.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/10/2024

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

Digital runtime
5:57

Digital file type
video/H264