USMC 105277: Carrier at sea

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105277: Carrier at sea Citation information USMC 105277: Carrier at sea. (HQ-16-534; R-1-2; 57-0290.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2061 Marine Corps Library Number 3263-16 Additional identifiers HQ-16-534; R-1-2; 57-0290 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105277 Decade 1950 Description An H21 helicopter lands on deck of a carrier, USS Independence (CV-62). A series of F8s stand by on deck and takeoff one by one. An F8 is lowered below deck via elevator. F8s land and takeoff multiple times. The flight deck crew observe and direct aircraft activity. Marines and USN sailors disembark from ships. Marines wait to enter a transport aircraft. Location(s) Norfolk (Va.) Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Squadron HU-2 VMAQ-2 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 07/06/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:36 Digital file type video/H264