USMC 103958: 'Skyknight' production outtakes

Item Description
Title
USMC 103958: 'Skyknight' production outtakes

Citation information
USMC 103958: 'Skyknight' production outtakes. (MH-16-8128; R-8-9.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/1249

Marine Corps Library Number
2546-16

Additional identifiers
MH-16-8128; R-8-9

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 103958

Decade
1950

Date
1954-09

Description
'Skynight' production outtakes at Roosevelt Roads in September 1954. F3Ds take off at night. Marines walk around base. Footage of a radar tower and a jet engine. A R4Q flies overhead. Maintenance crews work on F3Ds of VMF(N)-531. A R4Q of HEDRON-24 takes off. Content related to USMC 103946. Film slated as being made for production MH-8128.

Location(s)
Roosevelt Roads (P.R.)

Camera crew
Strathman; T. Curtis

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed in September 1954.

Air Wing
2nd MAW


Air Group
MAG-24


Squadron
VMF(N)-531
HEDRON-24


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
300

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
5/25/2021

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

Digital runtime
8:21

Digital file type
video/H264