USMC 105549: Planes and parachutes

Item Description
Title
USMC 105549: Planes and parachutes

Citation information
USMC 105549: Planes and parachutes. (HQ-16-662; R-1-3; 57-0634.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2247

Marine Corps Library Number
3450-16

Additional identifiers
HQ-16-662; R-1-3; 57-0634

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105549

Decade
1950

Description
Paratroopers land in a field. C130 aircraft drops cargo attached to parachutes. In an airfield, a crane lift vehicles and cargo onto the back of a flatbed. Paratroopers gear up and load into C130. Cargo and vehicles unload from aircraft. Transporting simulated wounded into aircraft via stretchers. Bombing exercise. Cargo and equipment drop tests.

Location(s)
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
350

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
07/15/2022

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

Digital runtime
9:56

Digital file type
video/H264