USMC 109067: Weapons Demonstration

Item Description
Title
USMC 109067: Weapons Demonstration

Citation information
USMC 109067: Weapons Demonstration. (012-16-35-79 r 1/1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3770

Marine Corps Library Number
8912-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-35-79 r 1/1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109067

Decade
1970

Date
1979-04-18

Description
Weapons demonstration at Range 7 in Quantico (VA). An AH1J helicopter fires rockets and its turreted machine guns. A CH53 helicopter lifts and delivers a 105mm Howitzer. Marines fire 60mm mortars and an M47 Dragon. A4s aircraft drop HE and napalm.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Casey, K.O.; Marbury

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed between 1979-04-17 and 1979-04-18

Squadron
HMX-1


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
361

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
02/28/2023

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

Digital runtime
10:18

Digital file type
video/H264