USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea Citation information USMC 104523: Furys takeoff and landings on USS Coral Sea. (Q-16-410; R-9-50 ; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/161 Marine Corps Library Number 2933-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-9-50 ; MH8262 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104523 Decade 1950 Date 1955-02-15 Description FJ2 Furys take off and land aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) multiple times using catapult gear. After landing, a HUP2 helicopter pilot sits within the cockpit. Capt. F.K. Tomlinson, seated in the cockpit with the canopy open, prepares for flight before being launched with catapult gear. Following, Capt. Tomlinson's FJ2 jet is refueled by gas crew. More FJ2s are vaulted into the air. Location(s) Unknown Camera crew H. Young Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-13 Squadron VMF-122 HC-2 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 400 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 04/19/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 11:14 Digital file type video/H264