USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro Citation information USMC 102444: Bounce landings at El Centro. (AVN-16-168; R-4-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/848 Marine Corps Library Number 1389-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-4-83; v.2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102444 Decade 1940 Date 1945-03-23 Description Shots of Marine Corps Air Station, El Centro, including elevated view of the tower and field as well as building and grounds. LSO waves planes (F4Us and TBMs from VMF-351 and VMTB-132) in for bounce landings on airstrip. Pilot gets out of F4U. Location(s) El Centro (Calif.) Camera crew H. D. Maxwell Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed March 23rd-26th, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MCVG-4 MASG-48 Squadron VMF-351 VMTB-132 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 10/23/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:21 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II