USMC 106107: Operation Bell Call

Item Description
Title
USMC 106107: Operation Bell Call

Citation information
USMC 106107: Operation Bell Call. (5D-16-X-16-69; R-2-2; 4-2157.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/212

Marine Corps Library Number
6586-16

Additional identifiers
5D-16-X-16-69; R-2-2; 4-2157

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106107

Decade
1960

Date
1969-06-10

Description
Beach landing exercise. Marines guard the beach behind a wall of sandbags with M90 machine gun and a M16 rifle. LVTP5s land on the beach, Marines disembark as weapons are detonated on the sand. ""Wounded"" are moved. A4D aircraft in flight. CH34 lands on the beach. M48 tanks are operated on the beach.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Ransom, D.J. (Cpl)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
5th 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
310

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
08/23/2022

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

Digital runtime
8:47

Digital file type
video/H264