USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield""

Item Description
Title
USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield""

Citation information
USMC 110575: ""VMA-542 Exercise Solid Shield"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3565

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110575

Decade
1970

Date
1974-05

Description
Solid Shield exercise held in May/June 1974. CH46 and CH53 helicopters land on carrier and discharge Marines. TAV8A Harriers of VMA-542 perform take off and landings at aboard the USS Guam (LPH-9) and on land. USN personnel perform tasks on deck and in air traffic control towers. At LZ Bluebird, TAV8A Harrier performs short landing and take offs.

Location(s)
Onslow Beach (N.C.)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed May-June 1974.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14


Squadron
VMA-542


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
190

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
04/07/2023

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

Digital runtime
5:26

Digital file type
video/H264