Historical Sidewinder Document Request

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* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2022-000831
* Requester Name: Arsenio Dev
* Date Submitted: 10/22/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Most likely located at China Lake, as I have seen most of these in the Naval Museum of Armament and Technology.
"A heat homing rocket" Aviation Ordinance and Test department 20 Jun 1949
Any and all digitized scans of Dr. William McLean's notebooks on the Sidewinder project along with related project personnel's notebooks.
"Sidewinder Pilot Model" BUORD number SK332263
"Infra-red homing rocket assembly" J.Braitman 5-20-49 D-1194
AIM-9A/B/C/D/E/F/G/N/P/L/M/X seeker schematics and mechanical drawings of seekers and missile components.
Any and all documents pertaining to the development and testing of the AIM-9 family of missiles.
Any and all details on functional principles, mechanical drawings and any other documents of the following Target Detecting Devices: MK-303, Mk-15, MK-24, DSU-15/B, DSU-15A/B, DSU-36/B
Any and all Mechanical drawings and documents on the AIM-95 AGILE.
"Turbo-Condor Project Report" by J. L. Cook Technical Note 4092-5 Feb 1974 (All preceding and following documents as well)
Any and all project reports on the Walleye Missile of the same type as the Turbo-Condor technical note.
"Inboard Profile- Tomohawk Land Attack PAV (W/H)" SD79-35000 (and all associated documents)

Please submit these in the highest resolution possible, and not in 1-Bit black and white, thank you.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Arsenio Dev

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Arsenio Dev,

This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of
10/22/2021, in which you seek the following records:

1. "A heat homing rocket" Aviation Ordinance and Test department 20 Jun
1949

2. Any and all digitized scans of Dr. William McLean's notebooks on the
Sidewinder project along with related project personnel's notebooks.

3. "Sidewinder Pilot Model" BUORD number SK332263

4. "Infra-red homing rocket assembly" J.Braitman 5-20-49 D-1194

5. AIM-9A/B/C/D/E/F/G/N/P/L/M/X seeker schematics and mechanical
drawings of seekers and missile components.

6. Any and all documents pertaining to the development and testing of
the AIM-9 family of missiles.

7. Any and all details on functional principles, mechanical drawings and
any other documents of the following Target Detecting Devices: MK-303, Mk-
15, MK-24, DSU-15/B, DSU-15A/B, DSU-36/B

8. Any and all Mechanical drawings and documents on the AIM-95 AGILE.

9. "Turbo-Condor Project Report" by J. L. Cook Technical Note 4092-5 Feb
1974 (All preceding and following documents as well)

10. Any and all project reports on the Walleye Missile of the same type as
the Turbo-Condor technical note.

11. "Inboard Profile- Tomohawk Land Attack PAV (W/H)" SD79-35000 (and all
associated documents)

Your request has been placed in the simple queue. We will be conducting a
search of our files and anticipate a response can be mailed to you November
26, 2021.

Respectfully,

Christina Gifford

NAWCWD FOIA Coordinator

NAWCWD COR Team

Acquisition Support & Analysis (DC24300)

CELL ☎ (760) 977-1758

christina.a.gifford.civ@us.navy.mil

<https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/Freedom-Information-Act>
https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/Freedom-Information-Act

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Arsenio Dev,

Attached is the final response letter and responsive record found. Please
contact me if you have any questions.

Respectfully,

Christina Gifford

NAWCWD FOIA Coordinator

NAWCWD COR Team

Acquisition Support & Analysis (DC24300)

CELL ☎ (760) 977-1758

christina.a.gifford.civ@us.navy.mil

<https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/Freedom-Information-Act>
https://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/Freedom-Information-Act

Notice: This communication and any attachments should be viewed only by
the intended recipient and personnel having a valid need to know for the
information. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any
disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the content of this information
is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
notify me immediately by email and delete the original message.

The FOIA
appeal
- DON-NAVY-2022-006614 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:

* Tracking Number: DON-NAVY-2022-006614
* Requester: Arsenio Dev
* Submitted Date: 04/04/2022
* Description:
The IDA erred.

Mr. Dev:

Please see attached decision on your appeal.

Sincerely,

Richard D. Zeigler

Assistant to the General Counsel (FOIA)