USMC 103956: 'Skyknight' production outtakes

Description: Item Description Title USMC 103956: 'Skyknight' production outtakes Citation information USMC 103956: 'Skyknight' production outtakes. (MH-16-8128; R-7-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1256 Marine Corps Library Number 2545-16 Additional identifiers MH-16-8128; R-7-9 MIRC inventory no. USMC 103956 Decade 1950 Date 1954-09 Description 'Skyknight' production outtakes at Roosevelt Roads in September 1954. Marines explore a carnival. Civilians dance and ride carnival rides. Aerial footage of a F3D of VMF(N)-531 in flight. Footage of surrounding landscape. Maintenance crews work on F3Ds, install 20 mm cannons, and check plane instruments. A pilot and radar operator prepare for takeoff in a F3D. F3Ds fly overhead. Content related to USMC 103946. Film slated as being made for production MH-8128. Location(s) Roosevelt Roads (P.R.) Camera crew Strathman; T. Curtis Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed in September 1954. Air Wing 2nd MAW Air Group MAG-24 Squadron VMF(N)-531 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Reversal: Positive Original physical length 399 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 5/25/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 11:06 Digital file type video/H264