USMC 104449: Flight operations at Pohang

Item Description
Title
USMC 104449: Flight operations at Pohang

Citation information
USMC 104449: Flight operations at Pohang. (Q-16-571; R-4-6.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/2320

Marine Corps Library Number
2881-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-571; R-4-6

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104449

Decade
1950

Description
Flight ops at Pohang airfield with aircraft from VMF-311 AND VMFA-212. An F9F takes off the run way, another crashes. The pilot (perhaps Capt. Jack E. Perry), unharmed, exits the jet. F4U Corsair prepares for take off. A pilot chats and smiles at the camera from his plane. Refueling, rearming and maintenance is performed on aircraft.

Location(s)
South Korea; Pohang (Korea)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Probably filmed in 1951.

Squadron
VMF-311
VMFA-212


Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
B&W

Original audio
Silent

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Negative

Original physical length
320

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
04/17/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
9:05

Digital file type
video/H264

Keywords
Korean War