USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952 Citation information USMC 103812: TRAEX II on Vieques and St. Thomas, 1952. (2D-16-171; R-3-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1304 Marine Corps Library Number 2359-16 Additional identifiers 2D-16-171; R-3-5 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103812 Decade 1950 Date 1952-10-10 Description TRAEX II on Vieques on October 10, 1952. Footage of airfield on Vieques. A Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog of VMO-1 takes off and lands. Marines use a steamroller to smooth out the runway. Aerial footage of amphibious assault on Vieques, featuring landing craft, HRS-1s, a destroyer, and USS Palau (CVE-122). Aboard USS Palau, Marines board HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-261, which then take off. Footage of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Content related to USMC 103788. Location(s) Vieques (P.R.); Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Camera crew P. J. Hicks Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed October 10, 1952. Division 2nd Division Air Wing 2nd MAW Air Group MAG-26 Squadron VMO-1 HMR-261 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 407 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 4/1/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:19 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War