4453rd CCTW History

1969

On 29 January McAir received a Change Order authorizing the go-ahead on constructing and testing the Boron Epoxy Rudder on the F-4.   On 10 December McAir shipped five Boron Epoxy Rudders to Davis-Monthan AFB for installation and testing on operational aircraft over the next few years.  After three years of operational testing three rudders were removed and returned to McAir for structural tests to determine the effect on integrity due to environmental exposure.

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