USMC 100039: USS Forestall operations

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100039: USS Forestall operations Citation information USMC 100039: USS Forestall operations. (ABP-16-38; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2288 Marine Corps Library Number 3488-16 Additional identifiers ABP-16-38; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100039 Decade 1950 Date 1954-09-24 Description Multiple scenes, unrelated. First shows two unidentified naval vessels of unknown nationality. Second sequence, dated September 1954, shows a number of air-to-air missiles tests against radio-controlled drones. Third sequence (out of focus) shot in occupied Japan shortly after the end of World War II. Final sequence filmed aboard the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in the late 1960 or early 1970s. Planes shown landing and taking off include F-4Bs, F-8C Lightnings, A-4B Skyhawks, A-3D1 Skywarriors, F-8A Crusaders, and an A-1 Skyraider. Location(s) Japan Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in the 1950s and 1960s or 1970s. 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 350 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 9:58 Digital file type video/H264