USMC 107383: AV8A Tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 107383: AV8A Tests Citation information USMC 107383: AV8A Tests. (Q-16-17-72; R-19-20; 4-1794.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/3046 Marine Corps Library Number 7720-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-17-72; R-19-20; 4-1794 MIRC inventory no. USMC 107383 Decade 1970 Date 1972-03-23 Description AV8A ""Sortie rate validation test"". AV8A aircraft performs vertical and conventional touch-and-go, landing, and takeoff. Ordnance men refuel AV8A and arm with 500 and 250lb bombs. Location(s) MCAS Cherry Point (N.C.) Camera crew McKinley, J.B. (SSgt); Browne Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) VTOL eval test 21st of March, 1972. 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 425 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 10/18/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 12:17 Digital file type video/H264