USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise Citation information USMC 103534: Amphibious assault exercise. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/16 Marine Corps Library Number 2182-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103534 Decade 1950 Description Marines practice an amphibious assault. Fighter jets fly overhead. Marines speak to a civilian reporter in the field and camera equipment is loaded into an aircraft (possibly a PBY). LVTAs and LCVPs land on the shore and Marines storm the beach. An unidentified Brigadier General talks with other Marine officers. Aerial footage of the amphibious assault. Footage of the USS Spronston (DD-577). HRS-2 helicopters of squadron HMR-361 land troops in an open field. Marines refuel and taxi HRS helicopters at an airfield. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Date filmed unknown. Air Wing 3rd MAW Air Group MAG-16 Squadron HMR-361 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 293 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 12/15/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:09 Digital file type video/H264