USMC 105279: Flight Activity, USS Independence

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105279: Flight Activity, USS Independence Citation information USMC 105279: Flight Activity, USS Independence. (HQ-16-534; R-2-2; 57-0318.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2063 Marine Corps Library Number 3264-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-534; R-2-2; 57-0318 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105279 Decade 1950 Date 1959 Description F8s flies in formation as well as performs a touch-and-go multiple times on a runway. A USMC officer and a pilot observe from the tarmac. Marines exit aircraft and prepare to embark on the USS Independence (CVA-62). A USN aircraft, a C1, takes off and lands abaord the deck of the USS Independence. Above, F8s fly in formation and land on deck. Flight crew directs aircraft activity. A H21 helicopter hovers. Location(s) Norfolk (Va.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Squadron VMCJ-2 CVA-62 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 320 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 07/06/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 8:58 Digital file type video/H264