Background of development of Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles for U S Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) and tabulation of Minuteman events; description of Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; 341st Missile Wing consists of 150 Minutemen, broken down into 3 squadrons each containing 5 flights of 10; each of flights of 10 is controlled by single launch-control center, linked by cables to individual missile silos emplaced in 2-acre plots surrounded by high wire fences; details of launch control and missile silo; cutaway drawing showing 3 stages of missile, missile silo and control center, and transporter erector.


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    Title :

    Minuteman


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Contributors:
    Pike, I. (author)

    Published in:

    Flight ; 84 , n 2853


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    8 pages


    Remarks:

    Folding sheet


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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