USMC 100008: Test of unmanned drone

Description: Item Description Title USMC 100008: Test of unmanned drone Citation information USMC 100008: Test of unmanned drone. (ABP-16-4; R-12-18.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2272 Marine Corps Library Number 3468-16 Additional identifiers ABP-16-4; R-12-18 MIRC inventory no. USMC 100008 Decade 1950 Description Unmanned aerial drone with jet-assisted take-off (JATO) tested. Drone model is probably a Teledyne Ryan AQM-34. Also includes shots of civilian and military VIPs at unidentified air station. This sequence is followed by a short sequence of film showing the loading of cargo in a harbor. American flag (48 states) indicates this last sequence was made prior to 1959. Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Film date (note) Filmed in the 1950s. 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 325 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 Unknown Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 09/03/2019 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 09:22 Digital file type video/H264