USMC 105401: Aircraft on the Runway

Description: 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