USMC 100249: SATS Airstrip

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100249: SATS Airstrip Citation information USMC 100249: SATS Airstrip. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2452 Marine Corps Library Number 3606-16 Additional identifiers MH-9546A; R-15-27 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100249 Decade 1960 Date 1960-3-25 Description Multiple archival elements on reel. Film from the 1940s showing approaches to various naturally surfaced airfields located on Okinawa and perhaps other locations (Kadena Air Base and Awase Airfield among them). Followed by footage from the USS Forestal (CVA-59) showing air operations from Nos. 3 + 4 cats (Navy F8 Crusaders). Then, footage of USS Bennington (CV-20) preparing for an emergency landing by F9F-Cougar. Additional shots of flight operations from USS Midway (CV-41) and of WWII-era airstrips. Location(s) Okinawa. Camera crew Kins, M.A.; Noonan Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in the 1940s and 1960s. 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 445 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 02/22/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 14:50 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II