USMC 100654: Introducing a helicopter landing zone locating device

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100654: Introducing a helicopter landing zone locating device Citation information USMC 100654: Introducing a helicopter landing zone locating device . (P#305.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3101/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers P #305 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100654 Decade 1960 Date 1969-11-15 Description Members of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing test a helicopter landing zone locating device on November 15, 1969, potentially in Vietnam. Following aerial views from a helicopter, two Marines are shown crouching on-ground communicating via radio as the CH-53 helicopter attempts to land on the landing zone. Shots inside the helicopter show the device itself (labeled AFCS), as the pilot maneuvers to land on the target using the locating device displays. Location(s) Vietnam Camera crew W. F. Risher Jr. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Air Wing MAW-1 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 350 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 08/06/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:35 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War