USMC 102499: VMTB-143 training

Description: Item Description Title USMC 102499: VMTB-143 training Citation information USMC 102499: VMTB-143 training. (AVN-16-168; R-30-83.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/3895 Marine Corps Library Number 1412-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-168; R-30-83 MIRC inventory no. USMC 102499 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-15 Description Multiple events. F4Us and TBMs of MAG-48 take off and land at Goleta Field. In dense wooded area, a Marine uses a flamethrower on an unidentifiable target. Gun camera footage shows attacks on ships (including a submarine with hull number 23) and an unidentified island. Followed by content showing VMTB-143 in Anti-Submarine Warfare School training against target skids. Location(s) Goleta Air Station Camera crew Gaunt; Moriarty; Veith Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Filmed February 15th and 16th, 1945. Air Group MAG-48 Squadron VMTB-143 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 09/24/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 13:09 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II