USMC 102477: VMTB-143 and VMF-512 bounce landings at El Centro

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102477: VMTB-143 and VMF-512 bounce landings at El Centro Citation information USMC 102477: VMTB-143 and VMF-512 bounce landings at El Centro. (AVN-16-168; R-12-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/833 Marine Corps Library Number 1397-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-12-83 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102477 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-21 Description TBFs (VMTB-143) and F4Us (VMF-512) make bounce landings on runway at El Centro, signaled by LSOs. Shots of planes on runway. Location(s) El Centro (Calif.) Camera crew J. S. August Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 21st and 22nd, 1945. Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MASG-48 MCVG-2 Squadron VMTB-143 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 220 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 10/26/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 6:45 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II