USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway
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Item Description
Title
USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway
Citation information
USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway. (AWPS-41; R-1-1; 57-0085.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2154
Marine Corps Library Number
3340-16
Additional identifiers
AWPS-41; R-1-1; 57-0085
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105401
Decade
1960
Date
1961-02-18
Description
Marine signalman communicates via radio, observes F4D and F8U aircraft landing taking off from an airstrip. Arresting gear tests and takeoffs seen from the ground and from the air. A Marine in a communications booth speaks into a microphone. The same Marine demonstrates a signal lamp, then returns inside the booth to demonstrate a headset/microphone setup. Other Marines operate machinery connected to tubes, inspect fuel tanks. Footage of satellite equipment. A marine in an aircraft carrier control tower flashes a signal lamp.
Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)
Camera crew
Durie; Holcomb
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed over several days including the 17th of February, 1961.
Regiment
2nd Marines
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-14
MAG-31
Squadron
VMAQ-2
VMF-114
VMF-533
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
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
07/09/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
10:37
Digital file type
video/H264
Title
USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway
Citation information
USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway. (AWPS-41; R-1-1; 57-0085.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.
USMC History Division inventory no
15/2154
Marine Corps Library Number
3340-16
Additional identifiers
AWPS-41; R-1-1; 57-0085
MIRC inventory no.
USMC 105401
Decade
1960
Date
1961-02-18
Description
Marine signalman communicates via radio, observes F4D and F8U aircraft landing taking off from an airstrip. Arresting gear tests and takeoffs seen from the ground and from the air. A Marine in a communications booth speaks into a microphone. The same Marine demonstrates a signal lamp, then returns inside the booth to demonstrate a headset/microphone setup. Other Marines operate machinery connected to tubes, inspect fuel tanks. Footage of satellite equipment. A marine in an aircraft carrier control tower flashes a signal lamp.
Location(s)
Vieques (P.R.)
Camera crew
Durie; Holcomb
Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)
Genre
Documentary
Film date (note)
Filmed over several days including the 17th of February, 1961.
Regiment
2nd Marines
Air Wing
MAW-2
Air Group
MAG-14
MAG-31
Squadron
VMAQ-2
VMF-114
VMF-533
Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository
Original color
Color
Original audio
Silent
Original gauge
Film: 16mm
Original generation
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
07/09/2022
Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k
Digital runtime
10:37
Digital file type
video/H264
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record, video
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