USMC 108115: Operation Alkali Canyon 73

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108115: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Citation information USMC 108115: Operation Alkali Canyon 73 . (JA-A6-4-02; R-35-41; 8-2074.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3468 Marine Corps Library Number 8308-16 Additional identifiers JA-A6-4-02; R-35-41; 8-2074 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108115 Decade 1970 Date 1973-08-08 Description Operation Alkali Canyon 73 Marine Reserve training activities and field problems. Marines fire M60 machine guns. A pilot climbs into the cockpit of an AV8A aircraft. AV8A idles, taxis, and executes conventional takeoff. AH1G, UH1 helicopters take off and in flight. Pilot and ground crewmen give preflight check to AV8A. LVTP7s move through desert terrain. A lizard inspects the camera. Location(s) 29 Palms (Calif.) Camera crew Roberts; Gray, R.J. Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-11 Squadron VMA-513 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 400 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 11/18/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:00 Digital file type video/H264