USMC 104519: Fury, landings and takeoffs on USS Coral Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 104519: Fury, landings and takeoffs on USS Coral Sea

Citation information
USMC 104519: Fury, landings and takeoffs on USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410;.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/2012

Marine Corps Library Number
2931-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410;

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104519

Decade
1950

Date
1955-02-16

Description
FLight operation aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) with FJ2 Furies. Catapult officer gives the ""OK"" for FJ2 Fury to take off. Flight crew does inspection and maintenance on Fury. Takeoffs continue. A HUP helicopter takes off. Pre-flight inspection is performed on FJ2 jets preceding take off by flight crew. A pilot sits in his cockpit, readying himself for flight. Flight crew duck and watch takeoff from a safe distance. Capt. D.F. Durnford pilots a FJ2 Fury and prepares for flight. After direction from the aircraft handling officer, the FJ2 launches. Capt. Durnford lands and the flight deck crew rehooks the jet to the catapult. Pilot 1st Lt. P.K. Nielson readies for takeoff while catapult officer observes. He gives the signal, 1st Lt. Nielson salutes, and the FJ2 jet is launched. Another FJ2 returns to the hangar.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
H. Young; Strathman

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
310

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
10:47

Digital file type
video/H264