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Blueprints

Diagrams

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

Development

 Theory Of Operation Of Inertial Guidance System

 Silo Full Scale Mockup Photographic Record - Volume1

  Mechanics Illustrated (May 1955) - I Bring Massacre

  Press Release - Atlas Fact Sheet (1958)

  Development Of Ballistic Missiles In The USAF - 1945-1960

  SAC Missile Chronology 1939-1988

Construction

 578th SMS Construction History

 Integrating Contractors Base Activation Project Manual

 Aerospace Historian - September 1982 - ICBM Site Activation

Operational

 Popular Science - Close Call in Silo 10 - November 1964

 Atlas F T.O. Manual - 21M-HGM16F-1  "Dash One"

 Abbreviated Check List - DMCCC

 Abbreviated Check List - Emergency Procedures

  GD/A Report AP60-1045 - Ground Support Equipment List

  GD/A Report AP60-1046 - Ground Operational Equipment List

 Silo Familiarization Guide - September 1962

Deactivation

  AFLC Phaseout Atlas E F Titan1

  History Of Atlas E F Titan1 Phaseout

  SBAMA Phaseout Atlas E F Titan1

  USAF Plan of Action for the Phase-Out and Disposition of Atlas E, Atlas F and Titan1

 Atlas F Deactivation Procedure A109

 SBAMA Equipment Removal Plan - AtlasF

  What We Are Doing With Surplus ICBM Complexes

Outdated Missiles Placed In Storage

Present Day

Miscellaneous

  Atlas E/F Launch Vehicle - Unsung Workhorse

  SAC Missile Chronology 1939-1988

  Student Research Report - Missileer's Heritage

 To Defend And Deter - Legacy Of U.S. Cold War Missile Program

 Lawsuit - 1961-63 Atlas Fuel Tank Helium Pressure Regulator

 RAND Corp - Project Air Force (1946-1996)