USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa Citation information USMC 102380: 2nd MAW and Chimu Airfield at Okinawa. (AVN-154; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1135 Marine Corps Library Number 1355-16 Additional identifiers AVN-154; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102380 Decade 1940 Date 1945-07-16 Description Shots of activities around the Second Air Wing HQ. Maj. Gen. L. E. Woods congratulates Lt. Carl B. Witte of VMFA-533 for shooting down squadrons 500th plane. Maj. Samuel B. Folson stands by. Shots of F4Us on Chimu airfield. Location(s) Okinawa; Chimu Airfield (Okinawa) Camera crew H. F. Crawford Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed July 16th and 19th, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Squadron VMFA-533 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 210 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 10/19/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:23 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II