USMC 104841: Helicopter Trials

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104841: Helicopter Trials Citation information USMC 104841: Helicopter Trials. (Q-16-573; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1452 Marine Corps Library Number 3004-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-573; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104841 Decade 1950 Description Multiple companies demonstrate one-person helicopters. Gyrodyne, Goodyear (XRON-1) and Hiller Helicopter (Rotocycle) are tested. Shots include technicians in lab coats demonstrating their use to Marine officers. USMC Generals Merrill B. Twining and Henry R. Paige are present. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Magoun (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably filmed in 1955 or 1956. 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 185 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 5:10 Digital file type video/H264