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

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