USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests Citation information USMC 103117: Seaborne vertical envelopment tests. (Q-16-129; R-7-12.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/921 Marine Corps Library Number 1956-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-129; R-7-12 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103117 Decade 1950 Date 1950-04-06 Description A flight of HRP-1s along with HO3S-1s and Bell HTL helicopters land ashore in a simulated assault with fixed-wing air cover. Aboard a carrier (possibly USS MINDORO, CVE-120) flight deck crews move helicopters into position and prepared them for take off. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Neal; Laitinen Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on April 6, 1950. Squadron HMX-1 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 9/18/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 9:38 Digital file type video/H264