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Made during the early part of the Cold War, "Seek, Find and Kill" was made by Hughes Aircraft Co. to promote its electronic and computer systems, which are used in missiles that represent (as the narrator says) "the first line of defense against the H-bomb." The film begins with a discussion of Howard Hughes' H-1 racing aircraft, and shows the XF-11 Photographic Reconnaissance aircraft. The "little company" became a big company through the development of interceptor radar systems starting in 1947-48. Hughes won the contract from the USAF, promising to develop a system within one year. The film shows how these systems were installed in the F-94 and F-89 interceptor aircraft, as well as the F-86D Sabre, F-89D Scorpion, F-94C Starfire, Canadian CF-100 Mark III and Mark IV, U.S. Navy F2H-2N, and other interceptor aircraft.

At the 6:45 mark the film shows a brief history of gunsights, from WWI and WWII to the modern day. It also shows the P-61 Black Widow night fighter at the 7 minute mark, air-to-air rockets at the 8 minute mark. The film also shows the Falcon air-to-air missile being manufactured at the Hughes plant in Tucson, Arizona.

This print unfortunately is incomplete but gives a good idea of the capabilities of these systems, and their development.

The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force. Development began in 1946; the weapon was first tested in 1949. The missile entered service with the USAF in 1956.

Produced in both heat-seeking and radar-guided versions, the missile served during the Vietnam War with USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II units. Designed to shoot down slow bombers with limited maneuverability, it was ineffective against maneuverable fighters over Vietnam. Lacking proximity fusing, the missile would only detonate if a direct hit was scored. Only five kills were recorded.

With the AIM-4's poor kill record rendering the F-4 ineffective at air-to-air combat, the fighters were modified to carry the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile instead. The Sidewinder was much more effective and continues to serve the armed forces of the United States to this day.

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