Assistant Secretary of Defense Clifford C. Furnas seated in the cockpit of the S2F jet plane at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida
Title
Assistant Secretary of Defense Clifford C. Furnas seated in the cockpit of the S2F jet plane at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida
Subject
S2F (Fighter plane)
Key West Naval Station (Fla.)
Description
UB Chancellor Clifford C. Furnas was appointed by President Eisenhower to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Development at the Pentagon
A person is seated within the cockpit of an S 2 F aircraft, visible through the side window while wearing a light-colored shirt and patterned tie. The dark-colored aircraft features a large rounded radome on its roof and exterior markings including the number 10 and danger warnings with arrows. Text at the top identifies the scene as an inspection by C.C. Furnas at U.S.N.A.S. Key West, Florida, on October 24, 1956.
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Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Oct. 24, 1956
Rights
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Format
Photographs
Type
Image
Still Image
Identifier
4_9_805P-113
Alternative Title
Academic Career (University at Buffalo)
Government Service
Date Created
Jan. 29, 2010
Is Part Of
Clifford C. Furnas Collection
LIB-UA004
Collection
Citation
“Assistant Secretary of Defense Clifford C. Furnas seated in the cockpit of the S2F jet plane at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 30, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/3405.