USMC 103274: Basic school amphibious landing

Item Description
Title
USMC 103274: Basic school amphibious landing

Citation information
USMC 103274: Basic school amphibious landing. (P-1675; R-313; Q-16-371; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1398

Marine Corps Library Number
2033-16

Additional identifiers
P-1675; R-313; Q-16-371; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103274

Decade
1950

Date
1954-12-07

Description
Basic School amphibious landing exercise at Quantico on December 7, 1954. Marines scale cargo nets and board LCVPs. Marines maneuver LCVPs in the water and board the USS LST-664. F4Us provide close air support over the beach. Marines disembark LVT-3s on the beach (old staff NCO beach). Marines advance across terrain. Content related to USMC 103273.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Pendergast

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on December 7, 1954.

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
278

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
10/17/2020

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
7:44

Digital file type
video/H264