USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier Citation information USMC 111374: "Composite M113A1 personnel carrier". (VC-53; 333.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no BY Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers VC-53; 333 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111374 Description This film covers the design, development, and testing of the M113A1 personnel carrier vehicle, featuring footage of work done at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research & Development Center (now Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center). The film focuses on the composite materials used for the vehicle's hull. Location(s) Bethesda (Md.); Camp Pendleton (Calif.) Camera crew FMC; Positive Transfer, Ltd. Genre Informational Film date (note) Produced between 1960s-1987, based on when M113A1 was first developed and when David Taylor Naval Ship R & D Center changed its name. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 200 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 Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 04/10/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 5:57 Digital file type video/H264