USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems

Item Description
Title
USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems

Citation information
USMC 109502: Various Aerial Surveillance Systems. (00268.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
05/1161

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00268

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109502

Decade
1970

Date
1970-01-29

Description
LCM deposits Marines and a jeep ashore. Marines set up, launch a test aerial surveillance system. On the ground, Marines aim M16 rifles at the system while in flight. At 29 Palms, Marines prepare and fly a flexible wing surveillance drone. Engineers and USMC officers engage in conversation. At Long Beach NAS, footage from an AN/AAS-25 surveillance/forward-looking infrared system (FLIR) is documented.

Location(s)
Unknown; 29 Palms (Calif.); Long Beach (Calif.)

Genre
Documentary

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
730

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
21:03

Digital file type
video/H264