USMC 108711: ""AV8A Grass Operations, VMA-542""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 108711: ""AV8A Grass Operations, VMA-542"" Citation information USMC 108711: ""AV8A Grass Operations, VMA-542"". (FA-16-7-78; R-1-2; 6-2163.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3546 Marine Corps Library Number 8690-16 Additional identifiers FA-16-7-78; R-1-2; 6-2163 MIRC inventory no. USMC 108711 Decade 1970 Date 1977-09-12 Description AV8A aircraft take off, taxi, and land on grass. Title cards flash on screen. Pilots prepare CH53 helicopters for flight, load cargo. Marines disembark helicopters and double time across field. Marines prepare the landing site. AV8A aircraft take off, taxis, and lands on grass and dirt roads. A pilot assembles antenna near the landing matting. Location(s) Camp Lejeune (N.C.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 Squadron VMA-542 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 305 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 01/26/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 8:36 Digital file type video/H264