USMC 104439: tests of MK5 and TM4 arresting gear

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104439: tests of MK5 and TM4 arresting gear Citation information USMC 104439: tests of MK5 and TM4 arresting gear. (MCEB-16-27; R-2-4.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 32874 Marine Corps Library Number 2875-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-27; R-2-4 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104439 Decade 1950 Date 1957-4-4 Description Project No. T-987 continues for the Marine Corps Equipment Board's test of arresting gear type MK-5 and TM-4. F9F panther jets, AD5, and FJ-3 planes are filmed in slow motion on tactical support air field as they perform Touch & Go. Location(s) Edenton, N.C.; Naval Auxiliary Air Station (N.C.) Camera crew White, Robert L. (Sgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed at various dates from April 4 through 25, 1957. Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive 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 10:54 Digital file type video/H264