USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea Citation information USMC 101130: USS Cape Gloucester in rough East China Sea. (AVN-16-173; R-2-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1173 Marine Corps Library Number 0179-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-173; R-2-8; V.1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101130 Decade 1940 Date 1945-8-01 Description Aboard USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109) Grumman F4U Corsairs (VMF-351), F6F Hellcats, and TBM Avengers (VMTB-132) are shown taking off and landing throughout film, during both calm and rough seas. One Corsair lands with a rocket still remaining on pod; the rocket falls to the flight deck when the plane lands. Gun camera footage. Rough seas shipboard preparations include building fence for planes. Lt Benton and Lt. Fulton prepare to go on reconnaissance mission. Location(s) East China Sea Camera crew De Rycke Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed August 1-6, 1945. Air Wing MAW-1 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-4 Squadron VMF-351 VMTB-132 CASD-4 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation 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 02/06/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:41 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II