USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea

Citation information
USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-9-50 ; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/161

Marine Corps Library Number
2933-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-9-50 ; MH8262

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104523

Decade
1950

Date
1955-02-15

Description
FJ2 Furys take off and land aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) multiple times using catapult gear. After landing, a HUP2 helicopter pilot sits within the cockpit. Capt. F.K. Tomlinson, seated in the cockpit with the canopy open, prepares for flight before being launched with catapult gear. Following, Capt. Tomlinson's FJ2 jet is refueled by gas crew. More FJ2s are vaulted into the air.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
H. Young

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-13


Squadron
VMF-122
HC-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
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
04/19/2022

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

Digital runtime
11:14

Digital file type
video/H264