USMC 103042: AV-8A Harrier test flights

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103042: AV-8A Harrier test flights Citation information USMC 103042: AV-8A Harrier test flights. United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2804 v/1 Marine Corps Library Number 7172-16 Additional identifiers USMC 103042 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103042; Q-16-8-71 Decade 1970 Date 1971-02 Description Early flight test of the first two Harrier AV-8A fighters delivered to the United States Marine Corps. Civilian and military VIPs watch as planes with VMA-513 insignia demonstrate vertical take off and landing capabilities. Close ups include those of one of the pilots, an unidentified Major. Location(s) NAS Patuxent River; Pax River (Md.) Camera crew Gray, R. J.; Brown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed in February 1971. Squadron VMA-513 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: positive Original physical length 460 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 05/10/2018 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 12:41 Digital file type video/H264