USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project

Item Description
Title
USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project

Citation information
USMC 107985: Amphibious Exercise, Forbes Balloon Project. (121-16-6-75; 023-0337-75; R-1-1; 8-2031.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
BY

Marine Corps Library Number
8161-16

Additional identifiers
121-16-6-75; 023-0337-75; R-1-1; 8-2031

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107985

Decade
1970

Date
1975-05-04

Description
Reel Containing multiple subjects. First, Operation Bell Buster amphibious exercise. LVTP7s make a beach landing. Marines disembark LCMs and unroll beach matting. M48s move on the beach and fire machine guns. The second film includes the Forbes Balloon project. Civilians spectate as balloons are prepared for ascent by night.

Location(s)
Camp Pendleton (CA); El Toro (Calif.)

Camera crew
Hurley, D.P. (MSgt)

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
465

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
11/12/2022

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

Digital runtime
13:08

Digital file type
video/H264