USMC 103923: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103923: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter Citation information USMC 103923: Amphibious Assault by Helicopter. (HQ-16-35; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1451 Marine Corps Library Number 2468-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-35; R-2-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103923 Decade 1950 Date 1951 Description Amphibious Assault by Helicopter film featuring HMX-1 at Quantico in 1951. Marines assault a pillbox using rifles, flamethrowers, and explosives. HRP-1 helicopters drop supplies. Marines collect supplies and prepare to fire a 75 mm howitzer. Marines care for casualties and load them onto a HRP-1. HRP-1s fly overhead. HRP-1s land on the USS Palau (CVE-122). Content related to USMC 103920. 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 183 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 5/13/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 5:06 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War