USMC 104468: Op. Ski Jump, marines board helicopters

Item Description
Title
USMC 104468: Op. Ski Jump, marines board helicopters

Citation information
USMC 104468: Op. Ski Jump, marines board helicopters. (P-16-292; R-6-8.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/243

Marine Corps Library Number
2891-16

Additional identifiers
P-16-292; R-6-8

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104468

Decade
1950

Date
1957-01-17

Description
As part of Operation Ski Jump, an aircraft handling officer directs landing and take off of HRS1. Helicopters touch down on the flight deck and marines come up out of the waiting bay in full combat gear to board. Flight deck crew hook cargo basket to HRS1 and it lifts off once attachment is complete. HRS1 is refueled. More marines waiting at the edge of the flight deck, board a helicopter carrying 81mm mortar.

Location(s)
California.

Camera crew
Armstrong, Roland E.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Squadron
HMR-361
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
400

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
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
11:20

Digital file type
video/H264