USMC 107856: Operation Solid Shield 74

Item Description
Title
USMC 107856: Operation Solid Shield 74

Citation information
USMC 107856: Operation Solid Shield 74. (Q-012-16-30-74; R-2-7; 12-1850.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3211

Marine Corps Library Number
8049-16

Additional identifiers
Q-012-16-30-74; R-2-7; 12-1850

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107856

Decade
1970

Date
1974

Description
Operation Solid Shield 74 activities aboard the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7). A CH53A helicopter lands on the flight deck. USN Sailors carry injured Marines on stretchers from a CH46A helicopter. CH53As and CH46As take off. An AV8A aircraft makes a vertical landing. Marines board a CH53A. An AH1J helicopter in flight and lands.

Location(s)
Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

Camera crew
Christopherson, D.K.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1974-05 and 1974-06

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-26


Squadron
VMM-362
VMM-263
HMLA-269


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
415

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
11/10/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:51

Digital file type
video/H264