USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault"" Citation information USMC 109836: ""Vertical Assault"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/2985/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 109836 Decade 1950 Description A USMC informational film on the employment of helicopters for vertical assault warfare. HUS (CH34) and HR2S helicopter pilots practice takeoffs and landings on the USS Boxer (CV-21) and other trips in the fleet to include the USS Rankin (AKA-103). Location(s) New River (N.C.); Vieques (P.R.) Camera crew Ellsworth, R. Genre Informational Air Group MAG-26 Squadron HMM-264 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 600 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 04/18/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 16:48 Digital file type video/H264