USMC 104676: Helos in Vietnam, various trims

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104676: Helos in Vietnam, various trims Citation information USMC 104676: Helos in Vietnam, various trims. (00024.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 03/788 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00024 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104676 Decade 1960 Date 1966 Description A rough edited of trims all relating to the use of helicopters in Vietnam. Combat footage is shown of the Vietnam War, including bombs being dropped on the area by a F105 plane. A helicopter mounted M60 variant is fired. Marines are dropped off in rice fields. Footage of a refugee camp at Hoa Khanh is shown, many young children run out to retrieve supplies. A propeller plane is airlifted from the base and carried to a ship. Combat audio from a Marine corespondent plays over combat footage shot elsewhere. LtGen Lewis William Walt is seen looking over a map with allied Vietnamese forces. Further aircraft featured include the UH1, H21, CH46, CH34, CH54B, OH58. Location(s) Vietnam; H�a Kh�nh (Vietnam) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Squadron HMM-164 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent and sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 1025 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 05/06/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 28:09 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War