USMC 111423: PX-D1 surf test

Item Description
Title
USMC 111423: PX-D1 surf test

Citation information
USMC 111423: PX-D1 surf test. (VC-220; #76A; 212; 51; TR3.) 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-220; #76A; 212; 51; TR3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111423

Decade
1960

Date
1966

Description
Test film of experimental LVT, PX-D1-1 made at Monterey, California. PX-D1-1 LVT moves across water, comes ashore, and returns to the water. Includes footage from a roof-mounted camera showing the vehicle moving through surf.

Location(s)
Monterey (Calif.)

Genre
Equipment tests

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
04/12/2024

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

Digital runtime
10:18

Digital file type
video/H264