USMC 103981: HRS-1 demo with General Shepherd

Item Description
Title
USMC 103981: HRS-1 demo with General Shepherd

Citation information
USMC 103981: HRS-1 demo with General Shepherd. (3D-16-286; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1114

Marine Corps Library Number
2566-16

Additional identifiers
3D-16-286; R-1-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103981

Decade
1950

Date
1955-07

Description
HRS-1 demonstration with General Lemuel C. Shepherd at Camp Pendleton in July 1955. HRS-1 helicopters of HMR-362 take off and land. Shepherd and officers exit a staff car. Marines quickly board HRS-1s while an explosion goes off in the distance. HRS-1s carry supplies. HRS-1s drop supplies and Marines in a field. Marines advance across terrain. Shepherd greets officers. Officers observe the demonstration from an observation tower.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Camera crew
W. N. Harris; H. D. Maxwell

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in July 1955.

Division
3rd Division


Air Wing
3rd MAW


Air Group
MAG-16


Squadron
HMR-362


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
382

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
5/29/2021

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
10:38

Digital file type
video/H264