USMC 104468: Op. Ski Jump, marines board helicopters

Description: 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