USMC 103378: Demon 2 operation

Item Description
Title
USMC 103378: Demon 2 operation

Citation information
USMC 103378: Demon 2 operation. (P-1280; MISC-16-12; R-2-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/4329

Marine Corps Library Number
2103-16

Additional identifiers
P-1280; MISC-16-12; R-2-5

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103378

Decade
1950

Description
Operations aboard USS Boxer (CV-21) as part of DEMON-2 maneuvers--date uncertain. Flight crews arms F4Us and F6Fs (Including F6F-5N variant with AN/APS-6 radar) with bombs, rockets, and "Tiny Tim" air to ground missiles. With its deck full of aircraft, USS Boxer launches F4Us by catapult. Squadrons then shown attacking a target ship. Squadrons present include HEDRON-12 (WA), VMF-452 (AB), VMA-214, the "Black Sheep" (WE), VMA-323 (WS), and VMF(N)-534 (WF, could also be VMF(N)-513). Content related to USMC 103376.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Date uncertain, but squadrons present suggest 1948 or 1949.

Air Wing
1st MAW
3rd MAW


Air Group
MAG-12
MAG-11


Squadron
HEDRON-12
VMF-452
VMA-214
VMA-323


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
360

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
11/11/2020

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

Digital runtime
10:00

Digital file type
video/H264