EXTERIOR

 

579th STRATEGIC MISSILE SQUADRON

WALKER  AFB

SITE 8

ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

 

SILO CAP AREA

 

COOLING TOWER PAD FOR THE DIESEL GENERATORS ON LEVEL 5 AND 6 OF THE SILO

NOTICE THE AREA ON THE RIGHT, ONCE CONTAINED 2  15,000 GALLON TANKS FOR DIESEL FUEL AND RP-1 ( MISSILE FUEL ) CATCHMENT  TANK

 

SILO DOORS

EACH HALF WEIGHS 75 TONS

 

THE TWO WATER STORAGE TANKS WERE ADDED MANY YEARS LATER FOR PUMPING

 

FILL AND VENT SHAFT OPENING

 

ESCAPE HATCH AND ENTRY WAY

 

ESCAPE LADDER

ORIGINALLY COVERED WITH SAND AND A METAL CONE

 

ENTRY WAY HAS BEEN SEALED

 

AREA WHERE WATER TANKS WERE LOCATED

 

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