USMC 102438: Pilots and planes on USS Cape Gloucester

Item Description
Title
USMC 102438: Pilots and planes on USS Cape Gloucester

Citation information
USMC 102438: Pilots and planes on USS Cape Gloucester. (AVN-16-168; P-338; R-6-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1163

Marine Corps Library Number
1385-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; P-338; R-6-6; v.2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102438

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-22

Description
Lt. Vogelaar lands F4U on deck of USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109), and is congratulated by pilots, including Tebow, and other personnel on board. He is congratulated by officers and Japanese flag is painted on bridge. Col. Yost lands and is congratulated similarly for his kill.

Location(s)
East China Sea; Okinawa

Camera crew
Rubalcava

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed on July 22nd and 23rd, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-4


Squadron
VMF-351


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
10/23/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
9:09

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II