USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV Citation information USMC 104839: Operation HELEX IV. (1D-16-543; R-3-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1474 Marine Corps Library Number 3003-16 Additional identifiers 1D-16-543; R-3-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104839 Decade 1950 Description Sailors and USN officers chat amongst themselves. USN sailors fold the US flag. The ship pulls out of port. The radar tower of the USS Thetis Bay (CVAH-1). A service member poses for the camera. Flight deck activity continues. Multiple HRS1 helicopters take land on deck. A USN LtCmdr. speaks with a pilot. Marine and USN officers are lowered via aircraft elevator. Location(s) California. 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 247 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 06/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 7:11 Digital file type video/H264