USMC 101765: Exploring Tinian

Description: Item Description Title USMC 101765: Exploring Tinian Citation information USMC 101765: Exploring Tinian. (AVN-16-58, P-1851.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/4233 Marine Corps Library Number 0808-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-58; P-1851 MIRC inventory no. USMC 101765 Decade 1940 Date 1945 Description TBM Avengers, probably of VMTB-242, fly in formation over Tinian. Marines explore wrecked Japanese factory and historic ruins. Location(s) Tinian (Mariana Islands) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed sometime in 1945 when squadron was based off Tinian. Squadron VMTB-242 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 420 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 03/06/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:28 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II