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44th STRATEGIC MISSILE WING
44th SMW OPERATIONS BUILDING
FIRST WING COMMANDER
COLONEL VIRGIL M. CLOYD
1962-1965
MINUTEMAN I MISSILES ARRIVE
THE FIRST MINUTEMAN I ARRIVES BY RAIL
APRIL 2, 1963
THE MISSILE HANDLING TEAM HOOKS UP THE BALLISTIC MISSILE TRAILER
NOTE: THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST MINUTEMAN TO ARRIVE ELLSWORTH AFB
FIRST MINUTEMAN TO ARRIVE BY AIR
ARRIVAL OF FIRST MINUTEMAN BY AIR
APRIL 6, 1963
FIRST TRANSPORTER ERECTOR ARRIVES
FEBRUARY 19, 1963
WITH MISSILE ON BOARD THE TRANSPORTER ERECTOR WEIGHTED MORE THAN 100,000 LBS AND MEASURED 65 FEET LONG. THE TRACTOR WAS POWERED BY A V-12 ENGINE THAT TRANSMITTED POWER TO THE DRIVE AXLES THROUGH A FIVE SPEED MAIN TRANSMISSION AND A THREE SPEED AUXILIARY TRANSMISSION
THE FRONT FOUR WHEELS ALLOWED THE TRANSPORTER ERECTOR TO TURN
FIRST MINUTEMAN MISSILE INSTALLED AT BRAVO-5
APRIL 4, 1963
NOTE: BOEING PERSONNEL ON HAND FOR ANY EMPLACEMENT ASSISTANCE
MISSILE COMBAT CREW READIES
THE LAUNCH PROCEDURES TRAINER
1970
LAUNCH CONTROL FACILITY
