USMC 102377: Flight activities on USS Gilbert Islands

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102377: Flight activities on USS Gilbert Islands Citation information USMC 102377: Flight activities on USS Gilbert Islands. (AVN-16-151; R-5-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1010 Marine Corps Library Number 1350-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-151; R-5-7 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102377 Decade 1940 Date 1945-06-18 Description Wrecked F6F (photo recon) flown by Captain Sharpe on deck of USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) and men trying to flip it over. Shots of F4Us moving on deck, signals from another carrier, and compass. Aerials of convoy, including carriers, battleships,destroyers, and landing craft in harbor at Leyte and Samar Island. Location(s) Leyte Gulf (Philippines); Samar Island Camera crew Bushnell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed June 18th-22nd, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-2 Squadron VMF-512 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 330 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 10/18/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:11 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II