USMC 104513: FJ2 Fury Jet, flight deck of USS Coral Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 104513: FJ2 Fury Jet, flight deck of USS Coral Sea

Citation information
USMC 104513: FJ2 Fury Jet, flight deck of USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-4-5.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1545

Marine Corps Library Number
2928-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-4-5

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104513

Decade
1950

Date
1955

Description
Crew members work on flight deck. FJ2 Takes off. A HUP1 hovers just off deck. Officers are filmed on the bridge. A flag is lifted. LtGen. McCaul is seen on the bridge of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). Flight officers direct jets to land.

Location(s)
Unknown

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Likely filmed in early 1955, perhaps mid-January (project number and content suits USMC 104562).

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-13


Squadron
HU-2
VMF-122


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
365

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
04/19/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
10:42

Digital file type
video/H264