USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter Citation information USMC 103920: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter. (Q-16-35; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1561 Marine Corps Library Number 2467-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-35; R-1-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103920 Decade 1950 Date 1951 Description Amphibious Assault by Helicopter film featuring HMX-1 at Quantico in 1951. HRP-1 helicopters take off from the USS Palau (CVE-122). On land, F4Us provide close air support. HRP-1s drop Marines and 75 mm howitzers in an open field. Marines fire 75 mm howitzers and rifles. A shell hits a building. Opening text reads, "HMX-1 presents Amphibious Assault by Helicopter. This film was produced by Marine Helicopter Squadron One to portray the developments by the Marine Corps in the use of rotary wing aircraft. It depicts troop transport helicopters, supported by fighter aircraft, spearheading the amphibious assault." Content related to USMC 103923. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Likely filmed in 1951 based on a photograph found online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_HRP_Rescuer#/media/File:USS_Palau_(CVE-122)_with_HRPs_NAN8-51.jpg Squadron HMX-1 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 381 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 5/12/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:36 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War