USMC 104098: Marine aviators on Okinawa

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104098: Marine aviators on Okinawa Citation information USMC 104098: Marine aviators on Okinawa. (AVN-16-59; R-3-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1473 Marine Corps Library Number 2663-16 Additional identifiers AVN-16-59; R-3-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104098 Description Activity around the Air Defense Command (ADC) on Okinawa in summer 1945 after the island was secured. A Brigadier General (possibly BGen William J. Wallace, Commander of the ADC) and an unidentified Major chat with an unidentified Army officer, who wears an aviator badge. Aircraft land at Kadena Airfield. A pilot chats with his crew chief. Location(s) Pacific Islands Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Film in summer 1945. 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 248 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 7/1/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 6:54 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II