USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo

Item Description
Title
USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo

Citation information
USMC 104566: Furys in Guantánamo. (Q-16-410; R-26-50; MH8262.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/132

Marine Corps Library Number
2960-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-410; R-26-50; MH8262

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104566

Decade
1950

Date
1954-11-13

Description
An FJ2 jet (BuNo. 131968, went missing almost one month to the date of this film) is refueled. A pilot taxis the FJ2 onto the runway. A pilot climbs into the cockpit of an FJ2 and straps into his seat and places on his helmet before the canopy shuts. Following, the pilot unstraps and exits the aircraft.

Location(s)
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)

Camera crew
Jenkins (TSgt); Westmoreland (Lt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed over multiple dates to include the 15th and 13th of November, 1954.

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
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
11:59

Digital file type
video/H264