Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) Staff Film Report 280 Part 3

Description

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.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Series

Motion Picture Films and Video Recordings on Five Decades of U.S. Military Activities Around the World