USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945 Citation information USMC 103908: VMTB-234 aerial rocket test, 1945. (5D-16-32; R-4-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/774 Marine Corps Library Number 2448-16 Additional identifiers 5D-16-32; R-4-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103908 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02-16 Description Marines of VMTB-234 test aerial rockets in the Mojave Desert on February 16-27, 1945. Footage of the patch for VMTB-234. SBD fires rockets. On airfield, crew loads TBMs with rockets. TBMs take off. Aerial footage of TBMs and SBDs in flight. Location(s) Mojave Desert Camera crew Bushnell; D. Davidge Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on February 16-27, 1945. Division 5th Division Squadron VMTB-234 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 304 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 05/11/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 8:27 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II