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Bomarc meeting with AFCRC, WADC, and Boeing, 1953 June 23

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 16

Scope and Contents

Project Whirlwind Memo L-102. Minutes of a meeting held on June 15-18, 1953, to discuss the relationship of the Bomarc ground control system to the Transition System, to see whether the performance of the Bomarc system would be adequately provided for as economically as possible, and to recommend a plan to be followed by the Air Force to provide proper Bomarc control equipment. Present: (AFCRC) Caffee, M. A.; Dempsey, V. S.; Galt, G. T. ; Greene, John L.; Marchetti, J. W.; Schecter, H.; Smith, W. J.; (WADC) Chandler, John S. ; Dietrich, Fred A.; Johnston, Guy R.; (Boeing) Bryant, William H.; Mock, Elliot V.; Montgomery, R. A.; Read, R. W.; Smith, C. R.; Wood, Lysle A.; (MIT) Arnow, J. A.; Everett, Robert R.; Forrester, Jay W.; Jeffrey, Richard C.; Hopkins, Robert C.; Smulowicz, B.; Wells, W. T.; and Wieser, C. R. Also contains draft recommendation pertaining to Lincoln Transition System— Bomarc Weapon System Development and agenda for the meeting.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953 June 23

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 3.9 Gigabytes (4035 MB in 1835 digital files in 31 folders)

From the Collection: 56.3 Cubic Feet (189 boxes including 142 microfilm reels)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

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