SZ/CSA/59/16 - TFX plane award on high bid draws fire of senators. Washington Post, 7/3/63

Reference code

SZ/CSA/59/16

Level of description

Item

Title

TFX plane award on high bid draws fire of senators. Washington Post, 7/3/63

Date/s

1963

Quantity & Format

2 leaves Press cuttings

Subject

Boeing Company
United States. Department of Defense
General Dynamics Corporation
Aeroplanes, Military

Creator

Stern, Laurence.

Scope and content

Refers to the upset which was caused when Pentagon officials handed a 6.5-billion dollar tactical fighter aircraft programme to the General Dynamics Corporation instead of its chief competitor Boeing Aircraft, a lower bidder on the contract.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/CSA - [Chief Scientific Adviser's papers]
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    - SZ/CSA/59/16 - TFX plane award on high bid draws fire of senators. Washington Post, 7/3/63

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