USMC 110992: ""A Marine Corps weapon, the Phantom II""

Description: Item Description Title USMC 110992: ""A Marine Corps weapon, the Phantom II"" Citation information USMC 110992: ""A Marine Corps weapon, the Phantom II"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 10/3197/1 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 MIRC inventory no. USMC 110992 Description This promotional film spotlights the McDonnell Douglas 4F Phantom II fighter-bomber jet, showing flight operations on aircraft carriers and on land, F4s landing and taking off, and a F4 practicing a touch-and-go-landing. Marines and Navy personnel practice an assault operation, which includes Marines boarding a Sikorsky UH34D Seahorse and installing an airstrip. Includes an aerial view of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, where two Marine pilots examine a model Mercury Mark II spacecraft. Squadrons featured: VMFA-314, VMFA-531, VMFA-533, and Fleet Replacement Squadron. Ships included: USS Boxer (LHD-4), USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41). Location(s) St. Louis (Mo.) Camera crew McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Genre Informational Film date (note) Filmed between 1962-1966 due to Gemini Project footage. Air Wing MAW-2 MAW-3 Air Group MAG-11 MAG-31 Squadron VMFA-314 VMFA-531 VMFA-533 Fleet Replacement Squadron Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color Color Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Positive Original physical length 530 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 07/18/2023 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K Digital runtime 14:49 Digital file type video/H264