USMC 102396: F4Us on USS Cape Gloucester

Item Description
Title
USMC 102396: F4Us on USS Cape Gloucester

Citation information
USMC 102396: F4Us on USS Cape Gloucester. (AVN-16-156; R-7-7.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1154

Marine Corps Library Number
1363-16

Additional identifiers
AVN-16-156; R-7-7

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 102396

Decade
1940

Date
1945-07-02

Description
F4Us and pilots make landings on USS Cape Gloucester (CVE-109). Lt. Gates makes emergency landing on deck with smoking F4U. Capt. Fitzpatrick is on deck with crashed F4U. Lt. Fuller lands after first kill and is greeted by many men, including Sullivan. He talks about kills with Capt. Harris, Cmdr. Bankert and Maj. McLean. Capt. Ross makes 1000th landing on deck. F6Fs land.

Location(s)
East China Sea

Camera crew
J. S. August

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Conflict (combat)

Film date (note)
Filmed July 2nd-7th, 1945.

Air Wing
MAW-2


Air Group
MASG-48
MCVG-4


Squadron
VMF-351


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
375

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. For further information please contact Moving Image Research Collections, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
08/22/2019

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye.

Digital runtime
10:10

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
World War II