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Atlas ICBM Fueling Test at Fairchild Air Force Base

Fairchild Air Force Base was the location for this early fueling test of an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was likely an Atlas E or Atlas F. As one of the early locations for ICBM deployment, Fairchild AFB deployed Atlas E/F…

Tags: Atlas; Atlas E; Atlas F; Atlas ICBM; Cal Fowler; Calvin D. Fowler; coffin site; Fairchild AFB; Fairchild Air Force Base; intercontinental ballistic missiles; missiles; NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; rockets; space; U.S. Air Force; USAF

Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fuel Loading Test at Fairchild Air Force Base

General Dynamics/Astronautics conducting a fuel loading test for the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, Washington.

Tags: 31-E; AFB; Air Force Base; Atlas; Fairchild AFB; Fairchild Air Force Base; fueling tests; General Dynamics/Astronautics; ICBM; intercontinental ballistic missiles; launch sites; NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; outer space; silos; space exploration; space programs; U.S. Air Force

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