USMC 104546: Fury, Air to Air

Item Description
Title
USMC 104546: Fury, Air to Air

Citation information
USMC 104546: Fury, Air to Air. (Q-16-410; R-22-50; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1376

Marine Corps Library Number
2946-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-22-50; MH8262

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104546

Decade
1950

Date
1955-10

Description
FJ2 Fury Jets and F2Hs land and takeoff. FJ2s fly in formation. 1st Lt. R.F. Lawrence sits in the cockpit. The terrain is filmed from above. A target trails behind an aircraft as FJ2s chase it down/make passes.

Location(s)
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (N.C.)

Camera crew
J. B. Fellows (TSgt); C. R. Strathman (TSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over multiple dates to include the 24th, 26th, and 27th of October, 1955.

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-13


Squadron
VMFA-531
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
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
12:11

Digital file type
video/H264