USMC 100512: Iwo Jima activities near Airfield No. 1

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100512: Iwo Jima activities near Airfield No. 1 Citation information USMC 100512: Iwo Jima activities near Airfield No. 1. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/862 Marine Corps Library Number 728-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100512 Decade 1940 Date 1945 Description Film depicts Marines loading and firing 105mm howitzers from a battery by Airfield No. 1. Damaged planes (TBM Avenger and OY-1 Grasshopper, of VMO-4,) are inspected. Ground crews prepare an OY-1 for flight and it is shown taking off (Nichols Nightingale written on the cowling). Good aerial views oft he island. Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Military Grid Reference 54RWN31754083 Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed in February or March, 1945. Squadron VMO-4 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative 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 08/19/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:58 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II