USMC 107383: AV8A Tests

Item Description
Title
USMC 107383: AV8A Tests

Citation information
USMC 107383: AV8A Tests. (Q-16-17-72; R-19-20; 4-1794.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
15/3046

Marine Corps Library Number
7720-16

Additional identifiers
Q-16-17-72; R-19-20; 4-1794

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 107383

Decade
1970

Date
1972-03-23

Description
AV8A ""Sortie rate validation test"". AV8A aircraft performs vertical and conventional touch-and-go, landing, and takeoff. Ordnance men refuel AV8A and arm with 500 and 250lb bombs.

Location(s)
MCAS Cherry Point (N.C.)

Camera crew
McKinley, J.B. (SSgt); Browne

Producing entity
United States Marine Corps (Production unit)

Genre
Equipment tests

Film date (note)
VTOL eval test 21st of March, 1972.

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
425

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
10/18/2022

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

Digital runtime
12:17

Digital file type
video/H264