USMC 107120: 1/4 Marines Airlift

Description: 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