USMC 105444: Vought F8U Crusader Takes-off Carrier

Description: Item Description Title USMC 105444: Vought F8U Crusader Takes-off Carrier Citation information USMC 105444: Vought F8U Crusader Takes-off Carrier. (AWPS-65; R-1-1; 57-0145.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 15/2183 Marine Corps Library Number 3364-16 Additional identifiers AWPS-65; R-1-1; 57-0145 MIRC inventory no. USMC 105444 Decade 1960 Description F8U aircraft take off and land on the USS Saratoga (CV-60) using mirror equipment and arresting gear. Mechanics service aircraft. Marines put on life vests. Material ropeway established between USS Saratoga and USS Bigelow (DD-942). 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 HC-2 VMFA-312 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 350 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 10:35 Digital file type video/H264