AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 257
1977 · Department of Defense, Defense Imagery (via FedFlix)
Finding US Government work
The record names a federal body as the creating agency: Department of Defense. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act).
The record names a federal body as the creating agency. A work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties has no US copyright (17 U.S.C. 105; before 1978, section 8 of the 1909 Act). This says nothing about copyright outside the United States, or about music, stock footage or other material the film may incorporate.
- Creating body, as recorded
- Department of Defense
- DoD production number
- PIN 40179
- Internet Archive item
- gov.dod.dimoc.40179 (uploader's licence mark: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
The record
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Department of Defense PIN 40179 AFSC STAFF FILM REPORT 257 F-16 STORY - FEATURES BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES ABRAHAMSON, F-16 PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PRESENTING THE F-16 FIGHTER. HE DESCRIBES THE UNIQUE COMPETITIVE ORIGINS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE MULTI-NATION ASPECTS OF THE CONSORTIUM FORMED TO PRODUCE IT. USING A MODEL AND ENGINEERING FILM, HE DETAILS THE AIR-TO-AIR AND AIR-TO- GROUND ROLES OF THIS LOW-COST, LIGHT WEIGHT ADDITION TO NATO AND THE US AIR FORCE. HE DISCUSSES THE UNUSUAL FEATURES, OUTSTANDING CAPABILITIES, AND ECONOMIC AND MILITARY VALUE OF THIS ADVANCED TECHNLOGY WEAPONS SYSTEM.