USMC 108852: AV8A/AV8T

Item Description
Title
USMC 108852: AV8A/AV8T

Citation information
USMC 108852: AV8A/AV8T. (012-16-73-78; R-1-13; 10-1781.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3635

Marine Corps Library Number
8779-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-73-78; R-1-13; 10-1781

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 108852

Decade
1970

Date
1978-10-25

Description
Ordnance men remove practice bombs and rack from AV8. Ground crewmen perform maintenance on an AV8T. AV8A executes vertical take off and landing on airstrip and vertical landing on as well as conventional take off from the USS Guam (LPH-9). AV8T parks and its towed. Interior of C130 cockpit while in flight. AV8 of VMA-513 with external ordnance. AV8A taxis on and executes short take off from dirt road.

Location(s)
Cherry Point (NC)

Camera crew
Robinson

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
02/07/2023

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

Digital runtime
11:20

Digital file type
video/H264