30 June 1961 - The Black Vault

Test and Development Division ..:as redesignated the D.frect-Ol'Sl.te of
Flight 'I'cst in February 1953.
Colonel Horace A. Hanes} USAF,.
GUcce eded Colonel ~~ore
as Director of Flight Test on 22 July
1953 6 and '(i2.S replaced in turn by Colonel Royal N. BaI{er J
USAF, on
5 thIGi"l. ~t 19)?, '( Colonel B.;;l:iw r dep ~ rt.ed the {, E\'F'3:\C on 14 July 1960,
Colon ~ l
Ceorge ii.. K !:.l'scil, uS;\F'. \'IaS named Di ree tor on 14 JU 1::/ Ji
bu t
rev.erted to his former posttion as Deputy D;!.rec tor on 31 Jul:i
.",hen Co 10 ne 1 C lay Tice Jr." USAF', beeame Direc tor. 9
Co 10l"! e 1 Tic e
was reass1 g.ne d as Deputy Chief' of Staff for Operations on 28
Oc to bcr10and Colone1 K11':)C h again became the Diree tor un:tll l'~
NO\,'eml!er 1.960 ,·:hen Colonel Clayto n i.. Peterson. USAF, the ~resent
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D1_rec t or, wad ass r noa.
r~1ss10n
Mission of the Director ate of Fligh t Test was--as the name
lmp1ied~-th0
flight testing of a ircraft, eng1nes. and allied
equipment and COf,:,:ponents along \Ii i
II ;:;upportinc; l\ir For.r:e CD:ltl'ac
t (;) t'8 \·;hQ mainta.ir,c. d i'acil i tict;; .:;:.t the AFF"TC .
Specifi ·cally,
the m..1..ssion s t.2.te·ment r a d; 12
EXGcutes r e ::;earch, development. .. an r.::olated tt'St.s f or
eKpeplmenta l equipment 1n aceOl dance '.'lith approved Re search
a tiQ Development programs. Executes flIght tes.t of s.dopted
type a,ircraf t J pO~~er plants, components, equipment, and
accessor ies in a cco!'Qan.c e \d t h: approved prograr:ts. Gonduc t ':
t ests to de t(;t'mine th~ qualit a t ive charac teristics of" ~!' o­
duction and in-service m~ terl el, Performs engineering
eva lua tion of devia tion.s and changes applicable to such
o~ Hq I~FnC GO -../'
)c:.. 22 Jul 1953 .
i Hq AFfrTC GO 15 , 28 Aug 1957 .
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u. Hq AFF"1'C GO il~ , 20 Jul 1 960 .
."':\ Hq AFF's.C GO ;'1, .
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J '" Ju1 1900 .
lO. Hq .... F.. TC GO '-I ... , 25 Oc t 1960 .
11. Hq fl.FF'l'C GO 71, 14 Nov 1960 .
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J.,-. Hq I\,F'FTC Orgollliza tlon and Func tions Ch I,,!"" No.
Oct .1961. Appendix H,