USMC 108518: USS Tarawa

Item Description
Title
USMC 108518: USS Tarawa

Citation information
USMC 108518: USS Tarawa. (MH-11552; R-4-9; 10-1868.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3412

Marine Corps Library Number
8568-16

Additional identifiers
MH-11552; R-4-9; 10-1868

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108518

Decade
1970

Date
1976-07

Description
Various activities aboard the USS Tarawa (LHA-1). USN personnel work in the TV control room and data processing room. A Marine takes part in a TV production, another operates a keypunch machine. CH46As take off from and land on the flight deck.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Shearer, D.L. (GySgt); Bostwick (Lt); Brumfield, R.L.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1976-07-22 and 1976-07-27

Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-16


Squadron
VMM-163


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
395

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
01/19/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:06

Digital file type
video/H264