USMC 111481: Helicopter Operations near Chu Lai

Item Description
Title
USMC 111481: Helicopter Operations near Chu Lai

Citation information
USMC 111481: Helicopter Operations near Chu Lai. (first reel: P#294; 1/1; 1/6/67 second reel: P-1362; R1/1; 3/4/67.) 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
first reel: P#294; 1/1; 1/6/67
second reel: P-1362; R1/1; 3/4/67

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 111481

Decade
1960

Date
1966-12

Description
CH-46A's of HMM-135 fly in support of airframe recovery operation near Chu Lai. The downed CH-46 (piloted by LtCol W. W. Eldridge, Jr on December 5, 1966), is stripped of parts by maintenance crews flown in for the task. In February 1967, HMM-262 extracts Marines (carrying M14 rifles) from the field. In January an A-4 Skyhawk of MAG-12 is refueled (fragment). An unidentified Colonel with other pilots cuts a large cake (fragment). On January 24, 1967, Marines board CH-46 helicopters in the field. CH-46s land in a different location and offload Marines into combat while other Marines board. Ground sequences show Marines assembling in a field while a variety of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft provide support. More CH-46s insert troops, some landing in column on a paved road. On January 31, 1967, CH-46s insert Marines onto open rice fields under fire. One helicopter signal with red smoke as it returns to the air. After another insertion, CH-46s land for refueling. Ends with brief shot of Change of Command ceremony for HMM-265.

Location(s)
Ky Ha (Vietnam); Chu Lai (Vietnam)

Camera crew
Milligan

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed from December 5, 1966 through December 8, 1966. Also filmed February 8, 1967, January 18, 1967, January 24, 1967 and January 31, 1967.

Air Wing
MAW-1


Air Group
MAG-36
MAG-12


Squadron
HMM-165
HMM-262
HMM-265


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
700

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
19:25

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Vietnam War