USMC 104517: Flight Activity, USS Coral Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 104517: Flight Activity, USS Coral Sea

Citation information
USMC 104517: Flight Activity, USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-6-50.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/160

Marine Corps Library Number
2930-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-6-50

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104517

Decade
1950

Date
1955-02-15

Description
Aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) an FJ2 is catapulted into flight after aircraft handling officer gives the sign to go ahead. Crewmen hook catapult gear to the bottom of the jet before it launches. Flight deck crew observe as the FJ2 makes an arrested landing. Flight crew stand by on landing deck as smoke comes from from a jet. TBMs make arrested landings. A Sergeant winds an Eyemo camera, then laughs and chats with the cameraman filming him. A sergeant major standing with other marines, laughs at something off camera. A Navy Commander is filmed on deck. Footage of a small civilian vessel is taken.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Young, H.

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Squadron
VMF-122
VR-22


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
11:16

Digital file type
video/H264