USMC 104843: MK5 Arresting gear tests

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104843: MK5 Arresting gear tests Citation information USMC 104843: MK5 Arresting gear tests. (MCEB-16-27; R-1-1.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 01/2303 Marine Corps Library Number 3005-16 Additional identifiers MCEB-16-27; R-1-1 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104843 Decade 1950 Date 1957 Description F4Us, F8U, L19, and F9F aircraft land and take off at Edenton airfield to test MK5 arresting gear. Building complex in the background is labeled Marine Corps Aviation Technical School. An HTL4 flies in the background. Location(s) Edenton (N.C.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Equipment tests Regiment 2nd Marines Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 Squadron VMA-223 Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Silent Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Negative Original physical length 338 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 06/09/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 9:31 Digital file type video/H264