Atlas ICBM Installation at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

Atlas ICBM Installation at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

Atlas ICBM Installation at Warren AFB

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)

Warren Air Force Base (Wyo.)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)

NASA

Atlas (Missile)

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, near Cheyenne, Wyoming, was one of the earliest sites of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) deployment. In previous deployments at Warren (Warren I and II), the U.S. Air Force installed the Atlas D in non-hardened launch site. With the Atlas E and Atlas F, the Warren III was semi-hardened in order to sustain some of the pressure effects of an atomic explosion. These sites were called "coffin sites," because the missile lay horizontal in a semi-hardened silo and were raised vertical to be launched. 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.

ca. 1961

Fowler, Calvin "Cal" D.

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic prints.

Dr. Calvin Fowler Collection, Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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6 black and white photographic prints

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Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming

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Originally owned by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler.

Copyright to this resource is held by Dr. Calvin D. Fowler and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Michlowitz, Robert

Cepero, Laura

"SM-65 Atlas." GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/sm-65.htm.

6 black and white photographic prints