USMC 104855: Tactical support airfield

Item Description
Title
USMC 104855: Tactical support airfield

Citation information
USMC 104855: Tactical support airfield. (MCEB-16-27; R-3-3.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
01/597

Marine Corps Library Number
3010-16

Additional identifiers
MCEB-16-27; R-3-3

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 104855

Decade
1950

Date
1957-04-04

Description
Marines lay down strips onto the tactical support airfield. Airview footage displays the landing of an AD4 aircraft. FJ3 and AD4 aircraft make arrested landings with gear (MK5). Damage to the landing strip is documented.

Location(s)
Edenton (N.C.)

Camera crew
White, R.L. (Sgt); Magoun, J.L. (SSgt)

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed through April 3rd, 1957.

Regiment
3rd Marines


Air Wing
MAW-3


Air Group
MAG-13


Squadron
VMFA-225
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
365

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
06/10/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
9:23

Digital file type
video/H264