USMC 104305: Sky Hook Air Rescue Tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104305: Sky Hook Air Rescue Tests Citation information USMC 104305: Sky Hook Air Rescue Tests . (MCEB-16-26; R-2-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/495 Marine Corps Library Number 2799-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-26; R-2-2 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104305 Decade 1950 Date 1956-11-27 Description Air rescue tests, dummy picked up by P2V plane. Attached to the dummy is a red smoke flare. One test fails and crashes back to the ground after rising approximately 50ft. Marines drag 55 gallon drum across the ground to attach it to a sky hook. Marine removes the contents and attaches a flare. Following the dummy is a pickup test with a live pig. Location(s) Kopp Cemetery; Quantico (Va.) Camera crew A. J. Delle Rose (Sgt); E. J. Floyd (Cpl); Magoun, J.L (SSGT) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests 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 175 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 04/17/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 6:11 Digital file type video/H264