579th STRATEGIC MISSILE SQUADRON
WALKER AFB
SITE 2
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
THIS WAS THE SITE WHERE 6 MEN WERE KILLED AND 18 INJURED IN A CRANE ACCIDENT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND THE MISSILE EXPLODED DURING A PROPELLANT LOADING EXERCISE WHILE OPERATIONAL. MISSILE AND SILO DEBRIS CAN STILL BE FOUND UP TO A MILE FROM THE SITE.
ENTRANCE TO SITE
QUONSET HUT PADS
PARKING AREA BEFORE MAIN GATES
HIGH FREQUENCY HARD ANTENNA
WATER STORAGE AREA FOR WELLS AND DEMINERALIZATION EQUIPMENT
WELL HOUSE AND DEMINERALIZATION EQUIPMENT PAD
ORIGINAL FENCE POSTS ON SOUTHERN SIDE OF SITE
SEPTIC TANK DRAIN FIELD
NOTICE VENTS IN THE BACKGROUND