SZ/CSA/59/24 - Cheaper, lighter craft sought: Admirals seeking to cancel F-111B swing-wing plane. New York Times, 5/11/66

Reference code

SZ/CSA/59/24

Level of description

Item

Title

Cheaper, lighter craft sought: Admirals seeking to cancel F-111B swing-wing plane. New York Times, 5/11/66

Date/s

1966

Quantity & Format

1 leaf Press cuttings

Subject

Aeroplanes, Military

Creator

Witkin, Richard.

Scope and content

Discusses the replacement of the Navy's plane with a cheaper and more agile swing-wing fighter. The poor performance of the F-111B plane is highlighted.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/CSA - [Chief Scientific Adviser's papers]
  - SZ/CSA/59 - [CSA. F-111]
    - SZ/CSA/59/24 - Cheaper, lighter craft sought: Admirals seeking to cancel F-111B swing-wing plane. New York Times, 5/11/66

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