USMC 104397: Arrested Gear Landings, Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104397: Arrested Gear Landings, Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton Citation information USMC 104397: Arrested Gear Landings, Naval Auxiliary Air Station Edenton. (MCEB-16-27; R-3-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 27030 Marine Corps Library Number 2850-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-27; R-3-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104397 Decade 1950 Date 1957-3-11 Description AD4 touches down several times, utilizing arresting gear type MK-5. Several marines stand by as a camera crew prepares to record. A Corporal salutes fellow marines as he walks by. One marine holds up a card for the camera. A Sgt. salutes the camera as he passes with a camera of his own. FD3, FD32, and AD4 aircraft touches down and does a touch-and-go while a group of marines look on. Damaged aircraft is shown. Marines drill down metal reinforcements for the airstrip. Location(s) Edenton, N.C.; Naval Auxiliary Air Station Camera crew Magoun, J.L. (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Squadron VMF-211 VMFA-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 260 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 7:55 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords Marine Corps Equipment Board Project No. T-987