USMC 104578: Furys prepare for takeoff

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104578: Furys prepare for takeoff Citation information USMC 104578: Furys prepare for takeoff. (Q-16-410; R-41-50.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/735 Marine Corps Library Number 2965-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-41-50 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104578 Decade 1950 Date 1955-02-15 Description Aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), the cameraman films from his place on an elevator as he rises to the flight deck to see lines of parked FJ2s before lowering back down to the hangar and then returning. HUP1 helicopter is seen on deck with FJ2s in the background. Flight deck crew and pilots move around between jets. Pilots prepare for flight, strapping into the cockpit. HUP1 hovers and touches down. FJ2 is attached to catapult and launched after signals from flight deck crew and catapult officer gives ""okay."" Multiple FJ2s are launched from different angles. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew Strathman (TSgt); Steele (Cpt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-13 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 314 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 04/20/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 8:40 Digital file type video/H264