USMC 109300: ""Cavalcade of Aviation""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109300: ""Cavalcade of Aviation"" Citation information USMC 109300: ""Cavalcade of Aviation"". (00244.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 05/1113 Marine Corps Library Number BY Additional identifiers 00244 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109300 Decade 1940 Description Narrator describes role of aviation in WWI through 1941. The Wright brothers, an early helicopter, Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Elder, and the Hindenberg are shown. President Roosevelt addresses Congress, explaining the need for a greater Air Force. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity (Production unit) Genre Informational Film date (note) Likely 1942. A helicopter model from 1941 is shown, and there is one reference to the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 700 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 03/24/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 20:22 Digital file type video/H264