USMC 104940: Operation Deep Water

Item Description
Title
USMC 104940: Operation Deep Water

Citation information
USMC 104940: Operation Deep Water. (2D-16-221; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/629

Marine Corps Library Number
3056-16

Additional identifiers
2D-16-221; R-1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104940

Decade
1950

Date
1957-09-05

Description
Marines participate in different recreational activities aboard a ship, writing letters, playing chess and cards, reading, and boxing. An HRS1 helicopter is serviced and prepped for flight in a field. Preparation for joint NATO operation Deep Water is underway, marines present before high ranking officers. Aircraft parachute drops materials. AD aircraft dive bombs ground targets. HRS helicopters airlift equipment and perform landing maneuvers. Marines run in gear for combat exercises. 81mm mortars are fired. Marines set up an M1919 Browning for firing.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Cooper, A. L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed on multiple days from the 5th of September, 1957 to the 25th of September, 1957.

Division
2nd Division


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
340

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
06/16/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:42

Digital file type
video/H264