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more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/aviation_news_and_search.html Iincludes many great shots, including a DC-6 airplane crash test. "THE ENGINEERING FORCE: AIR FORCE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PEOPLE ARE SHOWN AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE DEPUTY FOR ENGINEERING AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH. ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES ARE SHOWN IN ACTION. BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PEOPLE ARE SHOWN WORKING TOGETHER AND INTERFACING WITH INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPING THE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR MODERN DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY." Air Force Systems Command Staff Film Report 294 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Materiel_Command Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command. AFMC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Its commander is General Janet C. Wolfenbarger. Lieutenant General Andrew E. Busch is the vice-commander. Chief Master Sergeant Eric R. Jaren is the Command Chief. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF). AFMC has a workforce of about 78,000 military and civilian personnel. It is the Air Force's largest command in terms of funding and second in terms of personnel. AFMC's operating budget represents 57 percent of the Air Force budget, and AFMC employs more than 40 percent of the Air Force's total civilian workforce... Mission Air Force Materiel Command conducts research, development, testing and evaluation, and provides the acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. The command develops, acquires and sustains the aerospace power needed to defend the United States and its interests for today and tomorrow. This is accomplished through management, research, acquisition, development, testing and maintenance of existing and future weapons systems and their components. Units AFMC fulfills its mission of equipping the Air Force with the best weapon systems through the Air Force Research Lab and eight specialized centers responsible for the "cradle-to-grave" oversight for aircraft, electronic systems, missiles and munitions. For instance, weapon systems, such as aircraft and missiles, are developed and acquired through three product centers, using science and technology from the laboratory research sites. The systems are then tested at AFMC's two test centers. Over the system's lifetime, it may be serviced, upgraded or repaired at the three air logistics centers. The command's specialized units perform many other development and logistics functions, including scientific research and the retirement or sale of older systems. The AFMC headquarters is a major unit located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. There are 10 AFMC host bases... History Air Force Materiel Command traces its heritage to 1917 when the Equipment Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps established a headquarters for its new Airplane Engineering Department at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, a World War I experimental engineering facility. The functions of research and development and logistics were operated separately during World War II until they were reunited for several years in the late 1940s under Air Materiel Command. Then, in 1950, research and development were split off into a separate organization, the Air Research and Development Command. In 1961, Air Materiel Command became the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC), while the Air Research and Development Command gained responsibility for weapon system acquisition and was renamed the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC). On July 1, 1992, the Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command were reintegrated to form the new Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)...