USMC 104717: ""Deployment of HMM-161""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104717: ""Deployment of HMM-161"" Citation information USMC 104717: ""Deployment of HMM-161"". (00135.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/891 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00135 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104717 Decade 1960 Date 1968-04-18 Description Helicopters of HMM-161 are deployed to Vietnam. Families gather to bid the squadron farewell. HMM-161 pilots paint their CH46 helicopters, engage with each other, paint mascots, and work with helicopter mechanics. Marines refuel helicopters of HMM-161. USMC helicopter mechanics service CH46s. Location(s) New River (N.C.); Quang Tri (Vietnam) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed the 18th to the 25th of April, 1968 Air Wing MAW-1 Air Group MAG-39 Squadron HMM-161 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 1100 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 05/06/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 31:19 Digital file type video/H264