USMC 104642: ""The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 'Aircraft Operations'""Aircraft Operations in Vietnam
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Title
USMC 104642: ""The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 'Aircraft Operations'""Aircraft Operations in Vietnam
Citation information
USMC 104642: ""The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 'Aircraft Operations'""Aircraft Operations in Vietnam. (00207.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
05/1057
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
00207
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104642
Decade
1960
Description
Aircraft operations in are filmed at Da Nang, air field. Two F4s refuel in midair with KC130. F4 lands on airstrip. Shot of airfield with several parked F4s. Pilots depart from their planes. Shot of F4s parked in airfield. Mechanics attach rockets to F4, refuel, perform maintenance on it. Marines gear up outside of KC130F. Marines jump and parachute out of the airborne KC130. A tiger pelt sits in the cockpit of an F4. Four marines sit in a dimly lit room near a map on a wall. Close-up shots of three of the marines. The marines exit the small building, run onto airfield with other marines. Pilots climb into their F4s. One pilot puts on his helmet and taxis on the airfield.
Location(s)
Da Nang Airbase (Vietnam)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Squadron
VMFA-531
VMFA-115
VMR-253
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
180
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
04/28/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
4:08
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Vietnam War
Title
USMC 104642: ""The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 'Aircraft Operations'""Aircraft Operations in Vietnam
Citation information
USMC 104642: ""The U. S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, 'Aircraft Operations'""Aircraft Operations in Vietnam. (00207.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
05/1057
Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16
Additional identifiers
00207
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104642
Decade
1960
Description
Aircraft operations in are filmed at Da Nang, air field. Two F4s refuel in midair with KC130. F4 lands on airstrip. Shot of airfield with several parked F4s. Pilots depart from their planes. Shot of F4s parked in airfield. Mechanics attach rockets to F4, refuel, perform maintenance on it. Marines gear up outside of KC130F. Marines jump and parachute out of the airborne KC130. A tiger pelt sits in the cockpit of an F4. Four marines sit in a dimly lit room near a map on a wall. Close-up shots of three of the marines. The marines exit the small building, run onto airfield with other marines. Pilots climb into their F4s. One pilot puts on his helmet and taxis on the airfield.
Location(s)
Da Nang Airbase (Vietnam)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Squadron
VMFA-531
VMFA-115
VMR-253
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
180
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
04/28/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
4:08
Digital file type
video/H264
Keywords
Vietnam War
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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