USMC 104525: Fury Pilots in the Ready Room

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104525: Fury Pilots in the Ready Room Citation information USMC 104525: Fury Pilots in the Ready Room. (Q-16-410; R-10-50; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/814 Marine Corps Library Number 2934-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-10-50; MH8262 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104525 Decade 1950 Date 1955-10-27 Description Pilots smoke in the ready room before grabbing their helmets and exiting. Gunnery Sergeant works on the radio while an officer assists. FJ2s fly in formation for a ""Scramble Flight Line"". Pilots jog to their FJ2s and strap in. Capt. M.J. Barnard climbs into his FJ2 cockpit and slides the canopy closed before preparing for takeoff. A pilot jumps into a jeep. Capt. Barnard receives a kiss from a young woman before she pins his wings to his lapel. A marine gives a briefing. Location(s) Cherry Point Camera crew Fellows, J. B. (TSgt) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Film date (note) Filmed over several dates, including October 25, 1955 and October 27, 1955. Regiment 3rd Marines Air Wing MAW-3 Air Group MAG-13 Squadron VMF-122 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 350 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 9:57 Digital file type video/H264