USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV

Item Description
Title
USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV

Citation information
USMC 104836: Operation HELEX IV. (1D-16-543.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1540

Marine Corps Library Number
3001-16

Additional identifiers
1D-16-543

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104836

Decade
1950

Description
HRS1 airlifts equipment off a ship as part of HELEX IV. Aerial footage rounds the deck of the USS Thetis Bay(CVHA-1). At one point dense black smoke emanates mid-ship from the Thetis Bay. Service members go about duty on deck, pilots climb into the cockpits of HRSs and chat amongst themselves. Marines are gathered at the edge of the flight deck. Aerial footage shows the California coast and portions of Camp Pendleton. A man in a civilian suit is taken into custody at rifle point (M1). Ranking officers have a conversation. Marines take a rest beneath the shade of a tree.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
1st Division


Squadron
HMR-361


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
360

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
05/11/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:00

Digital file type
video/H264