USMC 100509: "Saga of the Skyraider"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100509: "Saga of the Skyraider" Citation information USMC 100509: "Saga of the Skyraider". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 07/1999 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100509 Description Film produced by American aerospace manufacturing corporation McDonnell Douglas commemorating its Skyraider attack and close air support aircraft. Centered around a ceremony held by the U.S. Navy honoring the retirement of the last Skyraider in its service in 1968, the film charts the history of the Skyraider from its inception and prototype in 1944-45; through its Naval service in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; to its final flight to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. The film also highlights the versatility of the aircraft's mission-type capabilities, its air strike power, and its impressive armament capacity. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity McDonnell Douglas (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Probably produced circa 1968. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 340 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 06/12/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 10:13 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Vietnam War