USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing

Description: Item Description Title USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing Citation information USMC 111402: Camp Pendleton LVT facilities and testing. (VC-169; C; 311.) 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-169; C; 311 MIRC inventory no. USMC 111402 Decade 1960 Date 1966-07 Description This informational film describes the various divisions of the Tracked Vehicle Test and Experimental Unit at Camp Pendleton. Marines are shown operating equipment and performing various duties in shops and laboratories. PX-12 LVTs are shown being tested in various types of land terrain and in water at Camp Pendleton, 29 Palms, Monterey, California; and U.S. Army's Yuma Test Station. Marines conduct LVT surf tests. Location(s) Camp Pendleton (Calif.); 29 Palms (Calif.); Monterey (Calif.); Yuma (Ariz.) Genre Informational Film date (note) Produced in July 1966. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 500 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 04/10/2024 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 12:52 Digital file type video/H264