USMC 104548: Furies, Leeward Point

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104548: Furies, Leeward Point Citation information USMC 104548: Furies, Leeward Point . (Q-16-410; R-26-50; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/1369 Marine Corps Library Number 2950-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-26-50; MH8262 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104548 Decade 1950 Date 1954-11 Description Plane takes off and films FJ2s in flight as well as the runway and bay from above. FJ2 jets chase a target trailed behind another aircraft. An incident on the water's surface is filmed (smoke billowing). The plane lands, passing stationary F9F and FJ2 jets. The back of the pilots head is filmed in the cockpit as he prepares for flight. The pilot places on his helmet and straps into his seat. Flight crew directs the jet. Location(s) Guantánamo Bay (Cuba); Leeward Point Field, Naval Air Station (Cuba). Camera crew Jenkins (TSgt); Westmoreland (Lt.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Mutliple dates filmed, to include 12th and 13th of November 1954. Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-13 Squadron VMF-122 CV-15 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 387 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 10:51 Digital file type video/H264