USMC 104849: Tactical Support Airfield Tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 104849: Tactical Support Airfield Tests

Citation information
USMC 104849: Tactical Support Airfield Tests. (MCEB-16-27; R-1-2.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/671

Marine Corps Library Number
3008-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-27; R-1-2

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104849

Decade
1950

Date
1957-03-08

Description
AD6 and F3D2 aircraft test arresting gear (MK-5 and TM-4) on a tactical support airfield. Marine engineers work on the arresting gear as part of the Marine Corps Equipment Board project no. T-987.

Location(s)
Edenton (N.C.)

Camera crew
Magoun, J.L. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Multiple dates are recorded up through the 17th of March, 1957

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-13


Squadron
VMFA-225


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
385

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
06/10/2022

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

Digital runtime
10:48

Digital file type
video/H264