USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain Citation information USMC 101371: Airstrip in New Britain. (1D-16-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3916 Marine Corps Library Number 0385-16 Additional identifiers 1D-16-5; v.2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101371 Decade 1940 Date 1944-01-23 Description Air strip construction by Army Engineering Battalion. Rocks and crushed, and matting is put down. General Rupertus watches as the first plane lands on airstrip and greets crew, with spectators. The plane is a Beechcraft UC-45J, called "Sleepy." Location(s) New Britain Camera crew A. F. Monteverde; A. S. Carter Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed January 23rd-28th, 1944. Division 1st Division Regiment 7th Marines 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 02/27/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 14:00 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II