USMC 111383: LVT-PX-6 and LVT-H-6 surf tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111383: LVT-PX-6 and LVT-H-6 surf tests Citation information USMC 111383: LVT-PX-6 and LVT-H-6 surf tests. (VC-56; #69-A; TR-26.) 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-56; #69-A; TR-26 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111383 Decade 1960 Description Test film of experimental LVTs, PX-6 and H-6. LVT-PX-6 (with a turret and main gun) is stalled in heavy surf. An unidentified officer operates a remote-controlled LVT-H6 as a U.S. Navy HUP1 Retriever flies overhead. An LVT-P-5 pulls a stalled LVT-H6 ashore out of heavy surf. Location(s) Unknown Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed at different times in the late 1950s and/or early 1960s 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 400 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 04/01/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 10:54 Digital file type video/H264