USMC 111021: ""Land based helicopter operations: Precautions""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111021: ""Land based helicopter operations: Precautions"" Citation information USMC 111021: ""Land based helicopter operations: Precautions"". (MN-7411b.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3365 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers MN-7411b MIRC inventory no. USMC 111021 Decade 1950 Date 1953 Description This United States Navy Training Film teaches basic helicopter operations and precautions for transport and combat squadrons, focusing on weight distribution and capacity, map reading, and how wind impacts landings. Featured aircraft: Sikorsky HRS2s of HMR-262 and HO5S1 of VMO-1. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Princeton Film Center, Inc. Genre Training Film date (note) Produced in 1953. Air Wing MAW-1 Air Group MAG-36 Squadron HMR-262 VMO-1 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 390 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 07/18/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 11:24 Digital file type video/H264