INTERIOR

 

WALKER  AFB

ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

579th STRATEGIC MISSILE SQUADRON

SITE 9 

INTERIOR PHOTOS

 

AIR EXHAUST BLAST VALVE

 

 

NUMEROUS LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER LINES

NOTE:  FILTER CABINET FRAME FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT

 

 

BLAST DETECTION SYSTEM LINES

 

 

CLOSE UP OF BLAST DETECTION SEISMIC SENSOR LINES WITH OTHERS

 

 

ORIGINAL EXTERIOR SILO LIGHT POLE FIXTURE

 

 

WHAT'S LEFT OF AIR INTAKE BLAST VALVE

 

 

EXTERIOR SILO CAP LIGHT FIXTURE

 

 

ESCAPE HATCH

 

 

EXTERIOR SILO CAP LIGHT FIXTURE

NOTE:  REMAINS OF AIR INTAKE BLAST VALVE

 

 

MORE FEED LINES

NOTE:  LOCATION OF AIR INTAKE BLAST VALVE LOCATION

 

 

AIR INTAKE BLAST VALVE LOCATION

NOTE:  COPPER AIR LINE HOLDER

 

 

SHOCK MOUNTED CEILING LIGHT

 

 

STAIRWELL LANDING

 

 

STAIRWELL LANDING ABOVE

 

 

STAIRWELL LANDING

 

 

TOP OF LOWER LEVEL ACCESS TO LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER

NOTE:  ORIGINAL SIGN READ "NO LONE ZONE...TWO MAN CONCEPT MANDATORY"

 

 

REMAINS OF ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCHES AND SEWER SUMP LINES

 

 

STAIRWELL LANDING TO UPPER LEVEL

 

 

AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE UTILITY TUNNEL AND FIRE & DEBRIS DOOR

 

 

ENTRANCE TO UTILITY TUNNEL

 

 

LOWER LEVEL RATTLE SPACE

NOTE:  RESTROOM STALL PANEL

 

 

LOWER LEVEL RATTLE SPACE

 

 

DOORWAY TO COMMUNICATION ROOM

 

 

LOWER LEVEL LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER

 

 

THIS AREA ONCE HELD THE LAUNCH CONTROL

NOTE:  OFFICE DOORWAY IN THE BACK

 

 

PLUMBING DRAIN LINES OVER HEAD

 

 

BATTERY ROOM ON YOUR LEFT

 

 

OFFICE AREA

 

 

OFFICE AREA THROUGH DOORWAY

 

 

UTILITY TUNNEL

 

 

UTILITY TUNNEL

 

 

STAIRWAY DIRECTLY ABOVE UTILITY TUNNEL

 

 

UTILITY TUNNEL PIPING

NOTE:  THESE LINES FEED AND RETURNED WATER FROM THE HVAC EQUIPMENT

 

 

ONE WAY FLOOR DRAIN & CHECK VALVE TO SEWER SUMP

 

 

ENTERING BLAST VESTIBULE TO SILO

 

 

BLAST DOOR

 

 

BLAST VESTIBULE AREA

NOTE:  THROUGH THIS FINAL BLAST DOOR IS THE MISSILE SILO

 

MISSILE SILO CRIB STRUCTURE HAS BEEN REMOVE

NOTE:  SHOCK HANGER STRUTS HAVE BEEN CUT

 

HAND RAIL & LANDING ONCE RESTED UPON LEVEL TWO OF THE SILO CRIB

 

 

GROUNDING PLATE FOR THE SILO GROUNDING GRID

 

 

BLAST DOOR & INTERLOCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION

 

 

UTILITY TUNNEL LOOKING BACK TO STAIRWELL

NOTE:  FIRE & DEBRIS DOOR

 

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