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

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