USMC 107096: Operation Blue Ax

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