USMC 100006: Flight operations on the USS Forrestal

Item Description
Title
USMC 100006: Flight operations on the USS Forrestal

Citation information
USMC 100006: Flight operations on the USS Forrestal. (3467, ABP-16-2, R 6/18.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/2271

Marine Corps Library Number
3467-16

Additional identifiers
ABP-16-2; R-6-18

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 100006

Decade
1950

Date
1956-04-17

Description
Launch and recovery operations aboard USS Forrestal (CV-59) off the Virginia Capes. Suitability trials for F-11 Tiger, F-8 Crusader; A3D-1 Skywarrior, and F4D-1 Skyray aircraft.

Location(s)
Virginia Capes

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed April 17th-21st, 1956.

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
09/03/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
13:11

Digital file type
video/H264