Firing Position
This file appears in: Missiles, Murder and Mystery
Atlas E missing fully raised into firing position.
This file appears in: Missiles, Murder and Mystery
Missiles, Murder and Mystery
In 1960, Fairchild Air Force Base’s 567th Strategic Missile Squadron went live with their Atlas E Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (IBM) sites. Each Atlas E was outfitted with a 4-megaton nuclear warhead. Site 6 is located near the small farming…