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Historical Missile Test Photos

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posted on May, 29 2011 @ 10:54 PM
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Hey there everyone,

About 15 years ago a friend game me a binder of old missile test photos from the late 50's and early 60's. I started scanning them in year and lost steam but just came across them while cleaning out my computer and figured I'd share them with the community at large as a thank you for all of the entertainment, false scares and ponderous things I've gotten from you all over the years. They're mainly of Pershing and Titan tests but there's a cool one of the Mercury capsule (number 6) in there too. Here is the first one I scanned:



Unclassified
CCMIA, ABMA, PAD 30A 15 November 1961
Launch of Pershing Missile #323
Test #5458
61K-366-4

The notations were on the back of each photo. Here are the links for the rest:

002
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick AFB, Florida
PL-58-63027 8/27/58
Titan on Pad 15 - WS107A-2
Unclassified

003
61K 306 4

004
01-021-C715-6/ORD62 Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Launch of Pershing Missile #339, Test 1337
CCMTA, AOMC/Pershing, Pad 30, AMR62-160
008/01137-70, USAF Photo AF Missile Test
Center, Photographic Laboratory
4 June 1962

005
6114365-2

006
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL-60-59659 12-15-60
CCMTA, NASA/Mercury, Hangar S
Capsule #5-MR-2; Installed on Skirt
Work Stand for White Room
Unclassified

007

008
Cape Canaveral, Fla.
01-021-0257-1/ORD 62
Pershing #329, test #52/on launcher
11 April 1962

009
61 K-365-4

010
01-021-0714-1 Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Launch of Pershing Missile #338, Test 1336
21 August 1962

011
3497-1

012
59-1977-U

013
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL 58-417356 5-9-58
CCMTA, Pad 15, Martin
Erection of stage #2 service tower - Pad 15
Unclassified

014
010921-C717-4/ORD62 Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Pershing Missile #347, Test 1913
After arrival and assembly on Pad 30.Ref: AMR62-164-026-11948/70
11 June 1962

015

016
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL 58-44674 8/2/58
CCMTA, Martin
Skid Strip C-124 bringing in second stage of Titan
Unclassified
017
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL-58-90615 12-26-58
CCMTA, Martin
Titan A-3 Missile on Pad 15
Unclassified
018
019
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL 59-11449 2/6/59
CCMTA, Pad 15, Martin, WS-107A2.
Launch of Titan A3
Unclassified

020
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL 33162 2-19-58
CCMTA, Martin, WS 107A-2
Front view of Hangar N, T, U
Unclassified

021
59-544

022
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL-58-90184 12-12-58
CCMTA, Martin, Blockhouse 15.
Mock Test #2 - Activities during countdown (Titan) T-2969
Unclassified

023

024
Air Force Missile Test Center
Patrick, AFB, Florida
PL 58-42009 5/15/58
CCMTA Pad 16
Entrance to Complex 16
Unclassified

Enjoy!



posted on May, 29 2011 @ 11:43 PM
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Cool pictures, number 15 is probably my favorite out of all of them.

Also, in picture 11, the guy on the bottom row second from the far left looks a lot like that guy from SNL who played as MacGruber.



posted on May, 31 2011 @ 05:04 PM
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Awesome pictures! #15 is my favorite as well. I'm new so not sure if you can favorite posts individually or not but if so you get one.



posted on Jun, 5 2011 @ 03:16 PM
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#15 is pretty cool. I'm curious as to who the people are in #11 - the document the center guy is looking at says it's the Second Space Conference but I've been unable to find out any info on that.



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