USMC 104515: Fury Jets loaded USS Coral Sea
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Item Description
Title
USMC 104515: Fury Jets loaded USS Coral Sea
Citation information
USMC 104515: Fury Jets loaded USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-5-50.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/136
Marine Corps Library Number
2929-16
Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-5-50
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104515
Decade
1950
Date
1955-02-14
Description
A n M50 ONTOS is filmed firing at Quantico, VA. Following, are shots from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). A FJ2 Fury is loaded by crane onto an aircraft carrier where it is parked beside a line of Fury jets from VM-122. A shot is shown of the flight deck. Uniformed marines look over the side of the ship. Marines stand in formation and another performs a silent platoon drill with rifles. A shot is taken of civilian ships. HUP takes off the flight deck. Tower is shown with maritime nautical flags. Fury jet sits on deck with pilot in the cockpit. The flight deck of the USS Coral Sea is awash with activity, as flight deck crew direct aircraft to take off. Footage is taken of FJ2 Fury jets landing and takeoff. A touch and go is performed.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Young, H.; Smith, N.L.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Squadron
VMF-122
HU-2
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
380
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
10:46
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 104515: Fury Jets loaded USS Coral Sea
Citation information
USMC 104515: Fury Jets loaded USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-5-50.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/136
Marine Corps Library Number
2929-16
Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-5-50
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104515
Decade
1950
Date
1955-02-14
Description
A n M50 ONTOS is filmed firing at Quantico, VA. Following, are shots from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). A FJ2 Fury is loaded by crane onto an aircraft carrier where it is parked beside a line of Fury jets from VM-122. A shot is shown of the flight deck. Uniformed marines look over the side of the ship. Marines stand in formation and another performs a silent platoon drill with rifles. A shot is taken of civilian ships. HUP takes off the flight deck. Tower is shown with maritime nautical flags. Fury jet sits on deck with pilot in the cockpit. The flight deck of the USS Coral Sea is awash with activity, as flight deck crew direct aircraft to take off. Footage is taken of FJ2 Fury jets landing and takeoff. A touch and go is performed.
Location(s)
Unknown
Camera crew
Young, H.; Smith, N.L.
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Squadron
VMF-122
HU-2
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
380
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
10:46
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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