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USAF Fighter Weapons Meet William Tell 479th Tac Fighter Wing Nellis AFB 1960

$ 30.01

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1954-60
  • Condition: PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The Daily Reports are in overall Poor to Fair used condition with signs of wear, tears, creases, fading, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images. (C1C14-102)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • USAF Fighter Weapons Meet Nellis AFB: USAF Fighter Weapons Meet William Tell 1960
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

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    Fighter Weapons Meet Daily Report for Monday, October 3, 1960 and Tuesday, October 4, 1960.
    In June 1954, the USAF’s World Wide Weapons Meet now known as “William Tell” began as a separate air-to-air rocketry competition to the Third Annual USAF Fighter gunnery and Weapons Meet that was held at Las Vegas AFB (later renamed as Nellis AFB).
    This Interceptor Phase of the Las Vegas based competition would be held at Yuma, AZ. The Air Defense Command and Air Training Command were the sole competitors of the first meet. In 1956, the meet was unofficially given the name of  "William Tell" and had expanded to include nine teams representing seven major air commands.
    Photo measurements: approximately 11" X 16.5", 4 pages each issue, shipping weight: approximately 5 ounces.
    PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The Daily Reports are in overall Poor to Fair used condition with signs of wear, tears, creases, fading, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
    (C1C14-102)