USMC 103378: Demon 2 operation

Description: 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