USMC 108309: Operation BASCOLEX-76

Item Description
Title
USMC 108309: Operation BASCOLEX-76

Citation information
USMC 108309: Operation BASCOLEX-76. (122-0315-76; R-2-2; 10-2130.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3721

Marine Corps Library Number
8439-16

Additional identifiers
122-0315-76; R-2-2; 10-2130

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108309

Decade
1970

Date
1976-04-06

Description
Combat display/demonstration for Canadian officers of the War College. Reconnaissance Marines and Canadian officers extracted by S.P.I.E. line. UH1N helicopter and OV10 plane in flight. Marines disembark from LVTP7s on the beach, set up and fire M60 machine guns and M16 rifles, navigate sand dunes, and take prone firing position. A6A and AV8A drop bombs.

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

Camera crew
Lawrence, A.E. (SSgt); Boykiw, R.A. (PFC)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Division
2nd Division


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
310

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
01/10/2023

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

Digital runtime
8:47

Digital file type
video/H264