USMC 104061: Operation Long Step

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104061: Operation Long Step Citation information USMC 104061: Operation Long Step. (Q-16-456; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1361 Marine Corps Library Number 2623-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-456; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104061 Decade 1950 Date 1952-11-12 Description Operation Long Step at Lebedos Bay with French commandos, Greek raiders, Marines, Turkish troops, and British troops on November 12, 1952. Marines come ashore on LCTs and LCVPs. A M4A3 tank equipped with a bulldozer blade disembarks a LCU and comes ashore. Marines establish a beachhead. Shots of naval convoy and mail buoy line transfer. Marines watch as Skyraiders and F4Us fly overhead. British naval officers look through a telescope. British naval officers chat with a foreign officer. Ships featured in the film: LCT(6)-649, USS Carpellotti (APD-136), USS Deuel (APA-160), USS Arneb (AKA-56), USS Fort Mandan (LSD-21), and USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8). Location(s) Lebedos Bay, Turkey Camera crew E. B. Crews Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on November 12, 1952. 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 386 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 6/22/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:44 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Korean War