USMC 107096: Operation Blue Ax

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107096: Operation Blue Ax Citation information USMC 107096: Operation Blue Ax . (CP-16-1001-72; R-2-3; 57-1012.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3010 Marine Corps Library Number 7457-16 Additional identifiers CP-16-1001-72; R-2-3; 57-1012 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107096 Decade 1970 Date 1972-01 Description An AV8A aircraft taxis on the runway. An A4E plane comes to a halt and idles. Marines go about tasks on the runway. A trailer tows 250lb bombs and Marines attach them to the wing of an A4E. Satellites in use. MIM-23 Hawk missiles rotate. AN/UPS-1 medium range search radar. F4Js refuel mid-flight from a C130 plane. Location(s) Cherry Point (NC) Camera crew McKinley, J.B. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Squadron VMA-324 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 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 11:20 Digital file type video/H264