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Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) Staff Film Report 280 Part 1
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The original agency catalog description reads: Audience: Air Force Personnel. Synopsis: 4950th deputy command for aircraft modification - this facility performs class II major and minor modifications on existing aircraft to provide "one-of-a-kind" flying test beds. These fund-limited, time-critical programs are not cost-effective for the normal contracting procedures. The laser infrared demonstrator system, the advanced range instrumentation aircraft, Puff the Magic Dragon and its follow-on, the C-130 gunship, and the pave low III rescue system are a few of the Center's projects. Purpose: To document Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) research, development, test and evaluation, and major weapons systems acquisition programs.
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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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