USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms Citation information USMC 100228: SATS airstrip, 29 Palms. (MH-9546A; R-4-27.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2438 Marine Corps Library Number 3595-16 Additional identifiers MH-9546A; R-4-27 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100228 Decade 1950 Date 1953-09 Description SATS test dated September 14th and 18th, 1962, at 29 Palms. Ground and aerial views show the SATS runway under construction. Films from May 1953 show technicians tending to Grumman TBF Avengers on land (11 May 1953) and Avengers taking off with scenes of a Navy cargo plane off-loading supplies (13 May 1953). Change of location and date. Navy F9F (Panthers) land aboard CV-45 (USS Valley Forge); includes starboard side view of DD-631 (USS Erben). Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.); San Bernardino (Calif.) Camera crew J. W. Miller Producing entity Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on multiple dates between 1953 and 1962. Division 1st Division 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 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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 09/03/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:47 Digital file type video/H264