USMC 100659: "First Flight of the YC-15"

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100659: "First Flight of the YC-15" Citation information USMC 100659: "First Flight of the YC-15". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3106/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100659 Decade 1970 Date 1975 Description Development and first flight of the McDonnell Douglas YC-15 Advanced Medium Stol Transport (AMST), a joint project with the Air Force. Scenes include the plane taking off, flying, and landing, with the Secretary of the Air Force, John McLucas, present at the first flight. The first flight crew consisted of Ken Lewis, Maj. John Harris, and Les Spingler. Location(s) Santa Catalina Island (Calif.); Edwards Air Force Base; Long Beach (Calif.) Producing entity McDonnell Douglas Corporation (Production unit) Genre Informational Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 280 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 Content may be protected by copyright. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 03/28/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 7:11 Digital file type video/H264