551st STRATEGIC MISSILE SQUADRON
ATLAS F
LINCOLN, AFB NEBRASKA
SITE 6
WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR AN EXTERIOR ANTENNA
CLOSE-UP
SHOCK MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE ENTRYWAY
BLAST DOOR
UPPER LEVEL LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
NOTE: ONCE A RESTROOM WITH 2 TOILETS AND SHOWER
CENTER SUPPORT FOR LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
NOTE: DARKENED AREA ON SUPPORT WAS A SIGN REGARDING RELEASE OF THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE HATCH
ESCAPE HATCH
NOTE: WHEN RELEASED, FOUR TONS OF SAND WOULD FALL, THEN ALLOWING ALERT CREW MEMBERS AN ESCAPE TO THE SURFACE
LOWER LEVEL LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
CENTER SUPPORT FOR LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
NOTE: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY ENCLOSED WITH WALLS
MUCH OF THE VENTILATION AND WIRING CONDUIT REMAINS ON THE CEILING OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
LOOKING FROM LOWER LEVEL LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER INTO UTILITY TUNNEL
SECOND BLAST DOOR FROM SILO
LOOKING BACK THROUGH UTILITY TUNNEL TO LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER
MISSILE SILO DOORS
NOTE: EACH DOOR WEIGHTS 75 TONS
CRIB SPRING HANGERS ATTACHED TO THE SILO WALLS ARE ALL THAT REMAIN OF THE INTERIOR STRUCTURE
NOTE: THIS SILO HAS EXCESSIVE WATER IN THE BOTTOM
THESE PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE AIR FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD
