USMC 105247: Maritime Combat Exercise

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105247: Maritime Combat Exercise Citation information USMC 105247: Maritime Combat Exercise. (HQ-16-538; R-2-8; 57-0304.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2043 Marine Corps Library Number 3242-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-538; R-2-8; 57-0304 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105247 Decade 1950 Description As a part of an unidentified combat exercise, several F8s planes fly in formation. The landing terrain is shown. A fleet of ships moves in open water firing batteries while explosions detonate behind them. A submarine uses its periscope to observe the water's surface. Marines use a radio to communicate while in the trenches. Several F9Fs soar in formation. The ocean is seen from the perspective of a periscope. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed sometime in the 1950s. Regiment 2nd Marines Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 Squadron VMA-223 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 419 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 06/30/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:49 Digital file type video/H264