USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration Citation information USMC 107051: Ordnance Demonstration. (CL-16-0001-72; R-1-2; 6-1995.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2991 Marine Corps Library Number 7419-16 Additional identifiers CL-16-0001-72; R-1-2; 6-1995 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107051 Decade 1970 Date 1972-01-04 Description Operation Blue Ax activities. An AV8A performs a vertical landing and takeoff, strafes with incendiary rounds and napalm. USA, USN, USAF, and Marine Officials watch the demonstration. A CH53A delivers a 105mm Howitzer. A4s strafe with incendiary rounds and napalm, fire rockets. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Camera crew Lowe (GySgt); Vandergrift, P.F. (GySgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Air Wing MAW-3 MAW-2 Air Group MAG-11 MAG-29 Squadron VMFAT-502 HMH-461 HMLA-167 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 370 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 10/03/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:30 Digital file type video/H264