USMC 107094: Operation Blue Ax

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107094: Operation Blue Ax Citation information USMC 107094: Operation Blue Ax. (CP-16-1001-72; R-1-3; 57-1014.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3009 Marine Corps Library Number 7456-16 Additional identifiers CP-16-1001-72; R-1-3; 57-1014 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107094 Decade 1970 Date 1972-01-03 Description Tactical communication shelters and radio radar antennas in operation. A6A plane refuels in flight. AV8A aircraft hovers before performing a vertical landing. Marines operate communication equipment inside a tactical air control center. A4E takes off and lands with the aid of arresting gear. F4B idle and taxis. Location(s) Cherry Point (NC) Camera crew McKinley, J.B. (SSgt); Jones, G.E. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 MAW-2 Air Group MAG-31 Squadron VMA-324 VMFA-312 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 455 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 10/05/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:48 Digital file type video/H264