USMC 111070: Miscellaneous vehicles and operations

Item Description
Title
USMC 111070: Miscellaneous vehicles and operations

Citation information
USMC 111070: Miscellaneous vehicles and operations. (012-16-004-85; #50.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6461

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
012-16-004-85; #50

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111070

Decade
1980

Date
1985

Description
Miscellaneous footage of various vehicles and operations. LVTP7s land on a beach. Bell AH1 SuperCobras fly overhead. Marines sit atop a tank and rappel from a helicopter. An AV8B Harrier II takes off from an airstrip and flies. Marines camouflage a Jeep under foliage while CH46 Sea Knights land in the background. Camouflaged Marines watch from the woods with binoculars and a rocket launcher. A floating bridge extends into the ocean with a ship sitting nearby. EAGB Prowlers of VMAQ-2 fly in formation. A KC130R of VMGR-252 refuels a EA6B Prowler in the air. Two A4 Skyhawks of VMA-223 fly in formation.

Location(s)
Unknown

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in 1985.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MAG-14


Squadron
VMAQ-2
VMGR-252
VMA-223


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
458

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
07/21/2023

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

Digital runtime
13:48

Digital file type
video/H264