USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests"" Citation information USMC 110659: ""LVTP5A1 Fire Suppression Tests"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4337/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110659 Decade 1960 Description Demonstrations of controlled explosions in a field and in LVTP5A1s. Explosion tests simulate different causes: fuel cell penetration, gasoline fires, and hull penetration using different types of charges. Tests with LVTP5A1s show the damage to the interior and exterior of the vehicles from explosions and fires. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (CA) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed between 11-1966 and 2-1967 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 950 Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 (full frame silent) 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 05/05/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 24:54 Digital file type video/H264