USMC 111480: Helicopters in Operation Dover, 1966

Item Description
Title
USMC 111480: Helicopters in Operation Dover, 1966

Citation information
USMC 111480: Helicopters in Operation Dover, 1966. (P-1365; R1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/6134

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
P-1365; R1-1

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111480

Decade
1960

Date
1966-10-26

Description
Vietnam War footage of CH46s (possibly HMM-264) loading and unloading Marines at rendezvous points 2 and 4 during Operation Dover in Quang Tin, Vietnam. A Vietnamese soldier is helped into a helicopter. Includes footage of Marines inside CH46s cockpits and cabins. CH46s fly over fields and villages. A Marine stumbles as troops march across a field in a line.

Location(s)
Quang Tin (Vietnam)

Camera crew
Milligan (Camera operator)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed on October 26, 1966.

Division
1st Division


Regiment
5th Marines


Battalion
1st Battalion


Air Wing
MAW-1


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
405

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
05/29/2024

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

Digital runtime
11:22

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War