USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly Citation information USMC 105574: Airstrip Assembly. (MH-9546A; R-22-27; 57-0500.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2460 Marine Corps Library Number 3613-16 Additional identifiers MH-9546A; R-22-27; 57-0500 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105574 Decade 1960 Date 1962-10-29 Description Short airfield construction and tests. A Marine uses a blowtorch on matting. A group of Marines use a crane to move and assemble machinery. Steamrollers and other heavy machinery level the ground for airfield construction. Tanker trucks spray asphalt. Marines use drills, jackhammers, mix concrete. Dead load tests, machinery tests, arresting gear test with an A4D. Takeoffs and landings with mirror equipment. Location(s) Twentynine Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Christenson (SSgt); Armour, W.A. (GySgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed from the 29th to the 31st of October, 1962. Regiment 1st Marines Air Wing MAW-1 Air Group MAG-12 Squadron VMA-121 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 400 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 07/19/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:01 Digital file type video/H264