USMC 102445: Flight activities on USS Block Island
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Item Description
Title
USMC 102445: Flight activities on USS Block Island
Citation information
USMC 102445: Flight activities on USS Block Island. (AVN-16-168; R-5-83; P-3342.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/4001
Marine Corps Library Number
1390-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; R-5-83; P-3342; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102445
Decade
1940
Date
1945-06-05
Description
Multiple sequences on reel. Shots of F6Fs and TBMs on deck of USS Block Island (CVE-106) taking off and landing. Shots of pilots in cockpit, including Ploen, Crone, Wagner, Jones, Sparkman, McFadden, Chanfrau, and Berge. Shots of wrecked TBM lowered into water and sailors working on lines from raft. Jeep moved onto carrier, and carrier moved out of San Diego harbor by tugboat USS Pocahontas (YTB-266).
Location(s)
San Diego (Calif.)
Camera crew
Davidge; Thompson
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Sequences all filmed in 1945.
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-1
Squadron
VMF-511
VMTB-233
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
350
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
10/24/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
10:14
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Title
USMC 102445: Flight activities on USS Block Island
Citation information
USMC 102445: Flight activities on USS Block Island. (AVN-16-168; R-5-83; P-3342.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/4001
Marine Corps Library Number
1390-16
Additional identifiers
AVN-16-168; R-5-83; P-3342; v.1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102445
Decade
1940
Date
1945-06-05
Description
Multiple sequences on reel. Shots of F6Fs and TBMs on deck of USS Block Island (CVE-106) taking off and landing. Shots of pilots in cockpit, including Ploen, Crone, Wagner, Jones, Sparkman, McFadden, Chanfrau, and Berge. Shots of wrecked TBM lowered into water and sailors working on lines from raft. Jeep moved onto carrier, and carrier moved out of San Diego harbor by tugboat USS Pocahontas (YTB-266).
Location(s)
San Diego (Calif.)
Camera crew
Davidge; Thompson
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Conflict (combat)
Film date (note)
Sequences all filmed in 1945.
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-1
Squadron
VMF-511
VMTB-233
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
350
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
10/24/2019
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.
Digital runtime
10:14
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
World War II
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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