USMC 104415: Air field tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104415: Air field tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station Citation information USMC 104415: Air field tests at Naval Auxiliary Air Station. (MCEB-16-27; R-1-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 66477 Marine Corps Library Number 2860-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-27; R-1-3 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104415 Decade 1950 Date 1957-3 Description Project No. T-987 tests for the Marine Corps Equipment Board on arresting gear MK-5 with aircraft FJ3s shown on screen. Marines continue construction on the tactical support airfield, working on arresting gear and looking at plans for the airstrip. A TM-4 engine sits in a sand bag depression surrounded by water. Damage to runway is shown: deep mud holes and flooding have damaged the strip. Location(s) Edenton, N.C.; Naval Auxiliary Air Station (N.C.) Camera crew J. L. Magoun (SSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed on multiple dates, including March 14, 1957 and March 17, 1957. Squadron VMF-122 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 270 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 7:32 Digital file type video/H264