TITAN I
MISSILE BASE CONSTRUCTION
451st STRATEGIC MISSILE WING
724th & 725th STRATEGIC MISSILE SQUADRONS
LOWRY AFB
DENVER, COLORADO
EXCAVATION OF THE FIRST TITAN I SITE
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
SILO EXCAVATION
A FORM BEING LOWERED INTO SILO
NOTICE TEMPORARY SCAFFOLDING AND STAIRWAY
EXTERIOR FORMS AND STEEL END BRACING
READY FOR CEMENT
TO BUILD 3 OF THE COMPLEXES IT REQUIRED 100,000 CUBIC YARDS OR 202,500 TONS OF CONCRETE
PROPELLANT TERMINAL, MISSILE SILO AND EQUIPMENT, BEFORE FINAL BACKFILL AND COMPACTING
BACKFILLING
POWER HOUSE SCAFFOLDING
INTERIOR PHOTO SHOWING SCAFFOLDING FOR POWER HOUSE
GUNITE BEING SPRAYED OVER POWER HOUSE
OVER 1200 MILES OF REINFORCED STEEL WAS USED IN CONSTRUCTING 3 OF THE SITES
POWER HOUSE SHOWING SOME OF THE GENERATORS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO RUN THE COMPLEX
EACH OF THE 4 GENERATORS WAS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1163 KILOWATTS
LOCATED NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE PORTAL WAS THE WIND VELOCITY AND RADIATION SENSING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT.
EARTH AUGER DRILLING AN EXHAUST AIR DUCT HOLE NEAR LAUNCHER #2
THE ENTRANCE PORTAL WITH TWO 30,000 GALLON WATER TANKS
COMPACTING AND BACKFILLING AROUND POWER HOUSE
ENTRANCE PORTAL AND POWER HOUSE. EACH COMPLEX HAD TWO 33,500 GALLON DIESEL STORAGE TANKS
LIQUID OXYGEN STORAGE TANK. EACH PROPELLANT TERMINAL HAD ONE OF THESE 26,000 TANKS
THESE CABLE TRAYS IN THE UTILITY TUNNELS CONTAIN MORE THAN 300 MILES OF WIRE USED IN 3 OF THE COMPLEXES