USMC 104439: tests of MK5 and TM4 arresting gear

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