USMC 104537: Furies on the USS Coral Sea

Item Description
Title
USMC 104537: Furies on the USS Coral Sea

Citation information
USMC 104537: Furies on the USS Coral Sea . (Q-16-410; R-19-50 ; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/247

Marine Corps Library Number
2943-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-19-50 ; MH8262

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104537

Decade
1950

Date
1955-02-17

Description
FJ2 Jets land aboard the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) with aid of arresting gear while flight deck crew go about tasks. Officers look over the deck. Radar antennas can be seen on the comms tower. Semaphore flags fly before being lowered and replaced by ""foxtrot"" flag before that too is lowered. FJ2 takes off and lands. The signal and radar tower is seen. Flight deck crew have a discussion.

Location(s)
Unknown

Camera crew
Strathman; Steele (Capt.)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

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
380

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
11:06

Digital file type
video/H264