USMC 107927: ""Para Drops""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107927: ""Para Drops"" Citation information USMC 107927: ""Para Drops"". (Q-16-41-72; R-1-2; 8-2090.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 14/666 Marine Corps Library Number 8083-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-41-72; R-1-2; 8-2090 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107927 Decade 1970 Date 1972-08-01 Description A Marine descends by para-plane and parachute. Smoke is released for tracking purposes. Descending Marines land in a grassy field. Another Marine descends via para-wing. Location(s) Quantico (Va.) Camera crew Grafer Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary 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 430 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 11/11/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:08 Digital file type video/H264