USMC 103229: Attack on fortified position at Quantico, 1951

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103229: Attack on fortified position at Quantico, 1951 Citation information USMC 103229: Attack on fortified position at Quantico, 1951. (Q-16-259; P-5212; R-3-10.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1511 Marine Corps Library Number 2011-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-259; P-5212; R-3-10 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103229 Decade 1950 Date 1951-10-17 Description Training exercise at Quantico with helicopters in 1951. HRS-1s take off and the area is suppressed by fixed-wing close air support. A flight of HRP-1s and HRS-1 unload troops and equipment. Marines advance across open terrain. F4Us fire rockets and drop bombs. Piasecki H-21 helicopters deliver troops and artillery. An HTL-2 and HTL-4 deliver personnel. An HRS-1 arrives carrying the placard of a Lieutenant General in the window. Aircraft squadrons present include HMR-261 and HMX-1. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew R. E. Bethard Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on October 17, 1951. Air Wing 2nd MAW Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMR-261 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 305 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/1/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:44 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War