USMC 110844: ""Straight up and away"" Marine Corps aviation careers

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110844: ""Straight up and away"" Marine Corps aviation careers Citation information USMC 110844: ""Straight up and away"": Marine Corps aviation careers . United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3288 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110844 Decade 1970 Date 1970 Description This film tells the fictitious story of a college student who learns about plane and helicopter aviation opportunities in the Marines Corps from a Marines Capt. and decides to enlist. A narrator describes the process and advantages of becoming a Marine Corps pilot. Includes footage from classroom, field and and simulation training sessions. Aircraft shown: T-34 Mentor, TH-57 Sea Ranger and CH-46 Sea Knight of HMM-163. Location(s) Naval Air Station Ellyson Field (Fla.) Camera crew Frifield, Don (Script writer); Cascade California Genre Informational Film date (note) Produced in 1970. Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-16 Squadron HMM-163 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 520 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 07/07/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 14:52 Digital file type video/H264