USMC 107120: 1/4 Marines Airlift

Item Description
Title
USMC 107120: 1/4 Marines Airlift

Citation information
USMC 107120: 1/4 Marines Airlift. (CMD-16-53-72; R-1-3; 57-2119.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
14/462

Marine Corps Library Number
7482-16

Additional identifiers
CMD-16-53-72; R-1-3; 57-2119

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107120

Decade
1970

Date
1972-02

Description
Air contingency airlift of 1/4th reinforcement from Kadena AFB to Philippines. Marines carry supplies across a field. A CH46 helicopter. Mech mule is lifted onto a truck bed via crane and from there boarded onto a KC130 plane. Pilots light flares before putting them out in a bucket and hiding in the brush. Marines fire multiple firearms including M1 bazookas, M16 rifles, and 60mm mortar. Marines, vehicles, and 105mm towed howitzers board LCT.

Location(s)
Kadena Air Base (Okinawa); Subic Bay (Philippines)

Camera crew
Markham, F.A.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
4th Division


Battalion
1st Battalion


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
440

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
10/06/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
12:26

Digital file type
video/H264