USMC 110695: ""Saga of the Sky Raider""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110695: ""Saga of the Sky Raider"" Citation information USMC 110695: ""Saga of the Sky Raider"". (Saga of the Sky Raider on can.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 13/4290 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers Saga of the Sky Raider on can MIRC inventory no. USMC 110695 Decade 1960 Date 1969 Description Tests of the experimental LVT models LVTRX2 and LVTEX3. Marines test the LVTRX2 in surf under different technical and environmental conditions. On land, Marines pilot the LVTRX2 through swampy terrain, the desert, and in snow. Tests of LVTRX2's onboard crane in water and on land. An LVTRX2 tows an LVTPX12 on land. Demonstration of the LVTEX3's excavator blade attachment. Marines load, fire, and detonate line charges from an LVTEX3. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Smith, F.A. (Sgt); Ransom, D.J. (Sgt) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed January to May 1969 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 1150 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 05/11/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 34:47 Digital file type video/H264