USMC 106246: Flex-Bee Camera Drone

Item Description
Title
USMC 106246: Flex-Bee Camera Drone

Citation information
USMC 106246: Camera Drone. (Q-16-1009-64; R-1-1; 6-1795.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/1544

Marine Corps Library Number
6730-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-1009-64; R-1-1; 6-1795

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 106246

Decade
1960

Date
1963-09-10

Description
Ryan Aeronautical Company demonstrates its Flex-Bee camera drone. Multiple camera drone models (named "Miss Cristy") are prepared and launched while operated with radio controls. Gen. Lewis William Walt observes.

Location(s)
Quantico (Va.)

Camera crew
Collum; Highland

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Documentary

Film date (note)
Filmed also on the 9th of September, 1963

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
305

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
08/26/2022

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5k

Digital runtime
8:38

Digital file type
video/H264