USMC 104378: Airfield tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104378: Airfield tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton Citation information USMC 104378: Airfield tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton. (MCEB-16-27; R-6-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 67938 Marine Corps Library Number 2840-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-27; R-6-9 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104378 Decade 1950 Date 1957-3-11 Description Tactical airfield support project 987. AD6 plane is shown landing several times in slow motion (64 frames) utilizing arresting gear at various speeds. Location(s) Edenton, N.C.; Naval Auxiliary Air Station Camera crew Magoun (SSgt); Robert L. White (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over multiple days 11-12th of March Squadron VMFA-211 VMFA-531 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 400 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 10:56 Digital file type video/H264