USMC 109904: ""Royal Air Force Harrier: Great Air Race""

Item Description
Title
USMC 109904: ""Royal Air Force Harrier: Great Air Race""

Citation information
USMC 109904: ""Royal Air Force Harrier: Great Air Race"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/2987/1

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 109904

Decade
1960

Date
1969

Description
Royal Marines discuss the Hawker Siddley AV8A Harrier's use in the Daily Mail's Transatlantic air race from the Post Office Tower in London to the Empire State Building in New York.

Location(s)
London (England); RAF St. Pancras (London); New York (N.Y.)

Camera crew
Lecky-Thompson, T. (S/Ldr); Williams, G. (S/Ldr)

Genre
Informational

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Reversal: Positive

Original physical length
610

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
Content may be protected by copyright.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
04/19/2023

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

Digital runtime
17:44

Digital file type
video/H264