USMC 102479: Fire fighting and USS Block Island flight activity

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102479: Fire fighting and USS Block Island flight activity Citation information USMC 102479: Fire fighting and USS Block Island flight activity. (AVN-16-168; R-19-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/3912 Marine Corps Library Number 1402-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-19-83 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102479 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-06 Description Two different sequences on reel. Marines train for fire fighting and work with hose. F6Fs, F4Us, and TBMs take off on deck of USS Block Island (CVE-106) signaled by LSOs. Boat picks up target plane. Shots of sailors watching planes fly by ship. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew DeRycke Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 6th and 7th, 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 10/26/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:10 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II