USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo Citation information USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo. (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 01/132 Marine Corps Library Number 2960-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-26-50; MH8262 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104566 Decade 1950 Date 1954-11-13 Description An FJ2 jet (BuNo. 131968, went missing almost one month to the date of this film) is refueled. A pilot taxis the FJ2 onto the runway. A pilot climbs into the cockpit of an FJ2 and straps into his seat and places on his helmet before the canopy shuts. Following, the pilot unstraps and exits the aircraft. Location(s) Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) Camera crew Jenkins (TSgt); Westmoreland (Lt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over multiple dates to include the 15th and 13th of November, 1954. Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-13 Squadron 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 11:59 Digital file type video/H264