USMC 104808: ""YAV-8B Flight Demonstration Program""

Item Description
Title
USMC 104808: ""YAV-8B Flight Demonstration Program""

Citation information
USMC 104808: ""YAV-8B Flight Demonstration Program"". (00192.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
05/1047

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

Additional identifiers
00192

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104808

Decade
1970

Date
1979-03

Description
A pilot climbs into the cockpit of a YAV-8B aircraft for a flight test. The aircraft lifts off and lands multiple times. At the Naval Weapons Center, the 25mm HEIT is tested in different capacities on armored vehicles. The damage is measured by a ruler.

Location(s)
China Lake (Calif.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
300

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
06/07/2022

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

Digital runtime
8:27

Digital file type
video/H264