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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0594.002

MANUFACTURER: Hughes Aircraft Co.
MODEL: DFSC-3
LOCATION: Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: FSN 8140-065-51
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 228.5 cm
Width: 53.0 cm
Height: 25.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hughes Aircraft
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Arizona
City: Tucson

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Variants of the Falcon AIM-4D missile were used by nine countries. The Canadian Armed forces mounted missiles like these on its CF-101 Voodoo aircraft.
Function: Acts as a reusable container for moving and storing Falcon AIM-4D missiles.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Sticker on proper left towards proper front: "UP" with an arrow pointing to the open end/ Sticker under handles, one at either end on both proper left and proper right and one each on the proper front and back: "TIE DOWN OR/ LIFT HERE"/ On proper left and proper right sides: "WT 276/ CU 23/ DO NOT STORE IN/ DIRECT SUNLIGHT/ TEMPERATURE LIMITS/ -40 F TO +110 F/ REUSABLE CONTAINER"/ On proper front: "OUTLET VALVE"/ "HUMIDITY INDICATOR"/ A warning sticker: "INSTRUCTIONS/ WARNING/ 1. KEEP INLET VALVE IN/ 'SHUT' POSITION FOR/ SHIPPING AND STORAGE./ 2. TO RELIEVE PRESSURE/ BEFORE OPENING MOVE/ INLET VALVE TO "OPEN."/ 3. IF INDICATOR TURNS/ PINK RECHARGE WITH/ 136 UNITS OF MIL-D-/ 3464 DESICCANT."/ MFR label on front: "CONTAINER/ SHIPPING & STORAGE/ DFSC-3/ STOCK NO. 8140-065-5126/ HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO./ TUCSON, ARIZONA/ PART NO. 802030-1/ CONT. NO. AF 36 (600) 21263/ INSPECTED/ U.S."
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Metal body with painted yellow exterior.
Decoration: N/A

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Hughes Aircraft Co., Container, after 1963, Artifact no. 1985.0594, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0594.002/

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