USMC 103297: Miami aviation tour

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103297: Miami aviation tour Citation information USMC 103297: Miami aviation tour. (HQ-16-228; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/2280 Marine Corps Library Number 2046-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-228; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103297 Decade 1950 Description The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, with other Iranian officers, Marine Corps officers, and civilians tour Marine Corps Air Station Miami. Unidentified foreign officers walk next to unidentified Marine Corps officers. The group then walks around a car marked "U.S. Navy". The group walks by an AD-5 Skyraider parked on the airfield. The group then walks into a hangar containing more AD-5 Skyraiders. The tail codes of the planes in the hangar read "MN" and "MR", VMA-333, and VMA-332. The group returns to the airfield and stands in near a line of F9F Panther jet fighters, some of which have the tail code "H." The Shah and an unidentified Naval officer look into the cockpit of an F9F. An unidentified Naval Lieutenant photographs the two officers. The group returns to cars parked on the airstrip, near two A-3 Skywarriors. The group drives off and passes a row of B-29 Superfortresses. An unidentified Marine Colonel gives a foreign officer a gift. The members of the group shake hands and salute each other. The Shah and his contigent leave the base. Location(s) Miami (Fla.); Marine Corps Air Station Miami (Fla.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed between December 6, 1954 and February 10, 1955. Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-31 Squadron VMA-332 VMA-333 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 133 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. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 10/20/2020 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 3:42 Digital file type video/H264