Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Fuel Loading Test at Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base (Wash.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
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Atlas (Missile)
General Dynamics/Astronautics conducting a fuel loading test for the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, Washington.
Original black and white photographic print: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin D.
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Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
Atlas ICBM Fueling Test at Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base (Wash.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Atlas (Missile)
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 missiles in "coffin sites," because the missile was stored horizontally in a semi-hardened silo until launch. Much of the ballistic testing for the Atlas ICBM was conducted at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Original black and white photographic prints: Private Collection of Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.
Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D.
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Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington