USMC 105443: Airfield, Skyknights

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105443: Airfield, Skyknights Citation information USMC 105443: Airfield, Skyknights. (AWPS-64; R-1-1; 57-0137.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2181 Marine Corps Library Number 3363-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-64; R-1-1; 57-0137 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105443 Decade 1960 Description Airfield activity seen from the air and on the ground. A pilot exits an F3D. Mechanics inspect F3Ds. Aircraft fly in formation then land on an airstrip, supervised by signalmen. Shots of mirrored landing equipment. Marines calibrate a scale, then load cargo onto an aircraft. Views inside the aircraft, including the cockpit. Marines load onto an aircraft carrier. Aircraft, including the E1, A3D2, F4H1, and EA1F, land and take off on the USS Saratoga (CV-60). Location(s) Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Documentary Regiment 2nd Marines Air Wing MAW-2 Air Group MAG-14 MAG-31 Squadron VMAQ-2 VMF-224 VAP-62 VAW-12 H&MS-27 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 07/12/2022 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k Digital runtime 10:46 Digital file type video/H264