USMC 106112: Helicopter Air Drops

Item Description
Title
USMC 106112: Helicopter Air Drops

Citation information
USMC 106112: Helicopter Air Drops. (Q-16-40-68; Q-16-37-68; Q-16-36-68; Q-16-35-68; R-1-1; 14/210.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/210

Marine Corps Library Number
6588-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-40-68; Q-16-37-68; Q-16-36-68; Q-16-35-68; R-1-1; 14/210

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106112

Decade
1960

Date
1968-04-04

Description
Supplies are airdropped. Marines sky dive. Supplies are loaded onto trucks for airdrops. Marines operate forklift to load supplies. CH46A, CH53A helicopters are loaded and make landings. A USMC colonel speaks into a phone.

Location(s)
MCS Quantico (VA)

Camera crew
Stevenson; Fatta; Owens

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
22, 26, and 27 March, 1968 air test drop

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
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