USMC 104529: Fury Carrier Landings

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104529: Fury Carrier Landings Citation information USMC 104529: Fury Carrier Landings. (Q-16-410; R-12-50 ; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/248 Marine Corps Library Number 2936-16 Additional identifiers Q-16-410; R-12-50 ; MH8262 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104529 Decade 1950 Date 1955-02-17 Description What appears to be a civilian boat is seen in the harbor. Carrier landing for FJ2s aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). Marines stand in formation on deck with FJ2s lined up behind them. A marine officer observes the port where what appears to be a Navy Destroyer sits. Navy sailors and officers stand at attention on deck. In the background a P5M with its nose removed and wings folded. A truck is lifted aboard. A HUP helicopter flies just off deck. Multiple FJ2s take off, one manned by Capt. Tomlinson (307). Crew hooks up to catapult as catapult officer directs. Sergeant R.W. Thomson laughs and chats with the cameraman. Navy officers stand in formation. The USS Remey (DD-688) is seen pulling out from port. The USS Coral Sea is loaded and prepared. 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 VMP-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 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 10:55 Digital file type video/H264