USMC 109509: Testing Ordnance

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109509: Testing Ordnance Citation information USMC 109509: Testing Ordnance. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 07/1857 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109509 Decade 1970 Description Various footage taken from testing ordnance. A graphic depicts an M110 self-propelled Howitzer firing. Footage is taken with forward-looking infrared system (FLIR). Various missiles are shot at helicopters, M48 tanks. A pilot in a gorilla mask cheers the camera while sitting in the cockpit. A USAF McDonnell Douglas YC15 and Boeing YC14 land on and take off from a runway. A pilot is dropped from an aircraft into water with an emergency inflatable. Location(s) Unknown 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 1200 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 30:57 Digital file type video/H264