USMC 104454: El Toro Marine Reserves
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Item Description
Title
USMC 104454: El Toro Marine Reserves
Citation information
USMC 104454: El Toro Marine Reserves. (P-16-305; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/2287
Marine Corps Library Number
2884-16
Additional identifiers
P-16-305; R-1-1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104454
Decade
1950
Description
Marines exit R6V plane on a run way. Cargo is unloaded and Marines enter a bus. A pageant winner, Miss Marine Corps Air Reserve, greets newly arrived marines on the tarmac with a bouquet of flowers. R6V and F9F jets roll past the camera. Pilots sit in a meeting. Pilots exit the building before climbing into the cockpit of their jets and being directed onto the tarmac. One pilot exits his jet for refueling. Ground crews perform maintenance and repair a jet. A jet trainer is used during a lesson to a reserve Lt. AD-5 Skyraider prepares for takeoff. Pilots enter the cockpits of their aircraft. Pilots fly in formation. Roll call is taken in front of an R6V before Marines board and it takes off.
Location(s)
MCAS El Toro (Calif.)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Estimated to be filmed in the mid to late 1950s.
Division
1st Division
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MAG-25
Squadron
MARS-37
VMR-152
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
200
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
6:48
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 104454: El Toro Marine Reserves
Citation information
USMC 104454: El Toro Marine Reserves. (P-16-305; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
01/2287
Marine Corps Library Number
2884-16
Additional identifiers
P-16-305; R-1-1
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104454
Decade
1950
Description
Marines exit R6V plane on a run way. Cargo is unloaded and Marines enter a bus. A pageant winner, Miss Marine Corps Air Reserve, greets newly arrived marines on the tarmac with a bouquet of flowers. R6V and F9F jets roll past the camera. Pilots sit in a meeting. Pilots exit the building before climbing into the cockpit of their jets and being directed onto the tarmac. One pilot exits his jet for refueling. Ground crews perform maintenance and repair a jet. A jet trainer is used during a lesson to a reserve Lt. AD-5 Skyraider prepares for takeoff. Pilots enter the cockpits of their aircraft. Pilots fly in formation. Roll call is taken in front of an R6V before Marines board and it takes off.
Location(s)
MCAS El Toro (Calif.)
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Estimated to be filmed in the mid to late 1950s.
Division
1st Division
Air Wing
MAW-1
Air Group
MAG-25
Squadron
MARS-37
VMR-152
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
B&W
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
Postive
Original physical length
200
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
6:48
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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