USMC 100610: ""Identifying the SBD Dauntless by the WEFT System""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100610: ""Identifying the SBD Dauntless by the WEFT System"" Citation information USMC 100610: ""Identifying the SBD Dauntless by the WEFT System"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/2999/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100610 Decade 1940 Date 1942 Description U.S. Navy training film produced for the Bureau of Aeronautics by Walt Disney Productions. The film provides instructions for identifying the Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, which was used as a Naval scout plane and dive bomber. Instructions are based on the WEFT System: denoting Wings, Engine, Fuselage, and Tail, the method highlights the distinct design and shape characteristics of each for proper aircraft identification. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity Walt Disney Productions (Production unit) Genre Training Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 300 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 07/25/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 06:58 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II