My wife and I went on site 6 years ago and of course got the owners permission we told them that we lived in the area and were photographers and those silos were huge and deep
I also have a redacted copy of the accident report from the Air Force from the site 1A accident. They had done maintenance on the hydrolic sytem a few days earlier and failed to fill the lines completely so when it went over top dead center there was nothing to hold the doors back.
@kallsop They are Titan I sites for sure, not Atlas F sites. This one is definitely a Titan I site. A Titan I site has 3 missiles that were controlled by one control center. I'm an old Titan guy. There is a lot of interesting stuff in these sites. It's unbelievable how many tunnels and stuff are down there.
My church just got done doing a retreat/post apocalyptic camp mission thing there for 6 days. It was amazing and we got to have a tour of the place. It was amazing. Beautiful. A little of a long walk to get up and down. Had some awesome life changing experiences there and it Will be in my memory forever :-) 3 that place.
This missile silo looks more like one of the testing ones or one of the ballistic ones i been studying these silo for like 7 years. i seen many of them and i am trying to find some that i can get some stuff from them.
Your footage of the doors open is the first I have seen. My father and 3 other men were killed in August of 1961 at a Titan I constuction site (1A) near Denver when the doors fell shut. It took them about 3 days to get the thme reopened because of the force. It was called a "hydrolic failure". I have visited the site with my brother and he went underground in a prior visit. Dor you have any other footage of the site. I would be very interested. Thanks for posting this.
@thomasrchavez I went onto the site about five years ago with my brother as he knew the owner and got permission. I could contact him to see if it is still owned by the same guy. It was pretty cool. I found a military data plate for an identical hydrolic pump which was one stock number from the one that failed next to the silo which the accident occurred.
Thank you for the info about it being the first to be on line. I had assumed that but had never heard it from someone involved in the project before. With all the press about it and people still remembering it today it had to be something significant. I do have all the clippings from the 2-3 weeks of coverage that my Mom saved. Were you phyisically at the site when it happened? If so where were you at and what was your experience? I've heard it was close to the end of the day when it happened.
A few years ago I found the Safety Engineer addressed in the newspapers. I didn't contact him as I am sure it could have opened a part of his past he wanted to leave behind. I meet men who remember it when it happened over 50 years ago. It seemed to be pretty big news at the time. Was that site supposed to be the first to come on line to point at Uncle Joe? My faher was a pipefitting foreman. What job were you doing out at the site? I would love to hear your story if you wouldn't mind.
Joe, it wouldn't be a Titan II silo if it's in Missouri. The Titan II was only at Little Rock AFB, McConnell AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB. Are you sure it's not an Atlas F site?
I went to Spectrum community alternative High School in Kingston WA it was a former Nike Missile silo our Field you could see the circles where there used to be Nuclear Missiles. it transformed from a place of paranoia to a Sanctuary of education. like a caterpillar to a butterfly. many kids rumored there was a way down below. anyhow I would like to find one of these places for sale.
The Nike was an anti aircraft missile. The round circles you saw were the sites of the targeting radars. The actual missile magazine and launcher area was located some distance away and was rectangular as the missiles were raised from the magazine horizontally then elevated to firing angle once aboveground. Yes the missiles were nuclear, just not ICBMs.
We used to get wasted a break into an abandoned missile silo site back in high school. The strangest thing I remember were some massive springs. No idea what set on them. It was probably 5 stories underground, but who knows, one of the floors was full of water. One person fell to their death in an elevator shaft. There were also several cars shoved over the edge and burnt at the bottom of one silo. Crazy, exhilarating, dangrous times. Oh to go back!
I do believe they have to leave them opened so when pictures are taken they will see there is nothing inside.They have to do the same thing in Russia ( so our satellites can take pictures )
A huge issue isn't so much the age, but the colossal size of a Titan-I complex. Unlike the Titan-II, each Titan-I complex consisted of 3 missile silos with their associated antenna silos, LOX & RP-1 storage tanks. A single complex consisted of acres of tunnels connecting the 3 silos to the crew quarters, launch control room and environmental/ generator complex which, in itself, is the size of a large H.S. gymnasium. Approx. 50,000 square feet of floor space, not including the actual silos. But there are some for sale, although not restored. See: www.missilebases.com/titan-i-c1ypw
The August 7, 1961 construction accident was in the NY Times Aug 8 and 9 editions and the wildcat strike was in the 11,13 and 14 September editions so it was national news. President Kennedy had signed an executive order to reduce the lost construction man hours at the sites because of national security interests. There must have been a lot of pressure to get the job done and safety corners were cut. I have talked to 9 men who were stationed with my father in the Air Force in the 50's and they all remembered the accident but didn't know my father was in it. I have a copy of the accident report which says nothing about a cable snapping but blames it on the lack of grooves on a hydraulic pump flange which caused pressure to build and sent the door over top dead center. I have never bought it. I just found out there were two other men who had just cleared from the door seconds before the accident or there would have been six fatalities. One wrote about it and I am trying to get a copy.
My wife and I went on site 6 years ago and of course got the owners permission we told them that we lived in the area and were photographers and those silos were huge and deep
I also have a redacted copy of the accident report from the Air Force from the site 1A accident. They had done maintenance on the hydrolic sytem a few days earlier and failed to fill the lines completely so when it went over top dead center there was nothing to hold the doors back.
@kallsop They are Titan I sites for sure, not Atlas F sites. This one is definitely a Titan I site. A Titan I site has 3 missiles that were controlled by one control center.
I'm an old Titan guy.
There is a lot of interesting stuff in these sites. It's unbelievable how many tunnels and stuff are down there.
My church just got done doing a retreat/post apocalyptic camp mission thing there for 6 days. It was amazing and we got to have a tour of the place. It was amazing. Beautiful. A little of a long walk to get up and down. Had some awesome life changing experiences there and it Will be in my memory forever :-) 3 that place.
capang9555 where is that?
Worked in one of these for 2 yrs, was not necessary safe then and certainly not now.
This missile silo looks more like one of the testing ones or one of the ballistic ones i been studying these silo for like 7 years. i seen many of them and i am trying to find some that i can get some stuff from them.
Your footage of the doors open is the first I have seen. My father and 3 other men were killed in August of 1961 at a Titan I constuction site (1A) near Denver when the doors fell shut. It took them about 3 days to get the thme reopened because of the force. It was called a "hydrolic failure". I have visited the site with my brother and he went underground in a prior visit. Dor you have any other footage of the site. I would be very interested. Thanks for posting this.
@thomasrchavez I went onto the site about five years ago with my brother as he knew the owner and got permission. I could contact him to see if it is still owned by the same guy. It was pretty cool. I found a military data plate for an identical hydrolic pump which was one stock number from the one that failed next to the silo which the accident occurred.
thank you!
Thank you for the info about it being the first to be on line. I had assumed that but had never heard it from someone involved in the project before. With all the press about it and people still remembering it today it had to be something significant. I do have all the clippings from the 2-3 weeks of coverage that my Mom saved. Were you phyisically at the site when it happened? If so where were you at and what was your experience? I've heard it was close to the end of the day when it happened.
A few years ago I found the Safety Engineer addressed in the newspapers. I didn't contact him as I am sure it could have opened a part of his past he wanted to leave behind. I meet men who remember it when it happened over 50 years ago. It seemed to be pretty big news at the time. Was that site supposed to be the first to come on line to point at Uncle Joe? My faher was a pipefitting foreman. What job were you doing out at the site? I would love to hear your story if you wouldn't mind.
Can’t believe those are wide open!
@buggyapp so did they die of suffucation?
what camera are you using?
I play airsoft at a Titan II missile base called the MACC it's in Lawson Missouri if anyone's interested in looking it up. Cool little place.
Joe, it wouldn't be a Titan II silo if it's in Missouri. The Titan II was only at Little Rock AFB, McConnell AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB. Are you sure it's not an Atlas F site?
Hanford area anyone?
Say when.
I went to Spectrum community alternative High School in Kingston WA it was a former Nike Missile silo our Field you could see the circles where there used to be Nuclear Missiles. it transformed from a place of paranoia to a Sanctuary of education. like a caterpillar to a butterfly. many kids rumored there was a way down below. anyhow I would like to find one of these places for sale.
The Nike was an anti aircraft missile. The round circles you saw were the sites of the targeting radars. The actual missile magazine and launcher area was located some distance away and was rectangular as the missiles were raised from the magazine horizontally then elevated to firing angle once aboveground. Yes the missiles were nuclear, just not ICBMs.
if that, I'd say that 75% of Oregon looks like Nevada. anything East of the Cascades for sure.
We used to get wasted a break into an abandoned missile silo site back in high school. The strangest thing I remember were some massive springs. No idea what set on them. It was probably 5 stories underground, but who knows, one of the floors was full of water. One person fell to their death in an elevator shaft. There were also several cars shoved over the edge and burnt at the bottom of one silo. Crazy, exhilarating, dangrous times. Oh to go back!
at 1:24 atleast you can log a find for a benchmark
@JauhoPeltola oh god...
@buggyapp
Seriously though. Rest in Piece.
reminds me of that '80's movie "the money pit"
I've seen some of these converted into homes
I don't think anyone has turned a Titan 1 into a home.
Many Atlas sites have been and possibly a Titan 2.. But Titan 1's r like a city underground...
I do believe they have to leave them opened so when pictures are taken they will see there is nothing inside.They have to do the same thing in Russia ( so our satellites can take pictures )
Well this was somewhere between watching paint dry and grass growing.
There comes the MIB
I don't believe this is the case with Titan Is. The system is too old.
A huge issue isn't so much the age, but the colossal size of a Titan-I complex. Unlike the Titan-II, each Titan-I complex consisted of 3 missile silos with their associated antenna silos, LOX & RP-1 storage tanks. A single complex consisted of acres of tunnels connecting the 3 silos to the crew quarters, launch control room and environmental/ generator complex which, in itself, is the size of a large H.S. gymnasium. Approx. 50,000 square feet of floor space, not including the actual silos. But there are some for sale, although not restored. See: www.missilebases.com/titan-i-c1ypw
thats definitely not a atlas f site.
@buggyapp
It's like a horror version of Super Mario.
We are bidding on filling in missile silos. They fill the hole with dirt, then cap them off with 10 foot of concrete.
o governo deveria tampar esses buracos e izolar á área d e curiosos ou crianças cairem nessas clateras enormes!!
The August 7, 1961 construction accident was in the NY Times Aug 8 and 9 editions and the wildcat strike was in the 11,13 and 14 September editions so it was national news. President Kennedy had signed an executive order to reduce the lost construction man hours at the sites because of national security interests. There must have been a lot of pressure to get the job done and safety corners were cut. I have talked to 9 men who were stationed with my father in the Air Force in the 50's and they all remembered the accident but didn't know my father was in it. I have a copy of the accident report which says nothing about a cable snapping but blames it on the lack of grooves on a hydraulic pump flange which caused pressure to build and sent the door over top dead center. I have never bought it. I just found out there were two other men who had just cleared from the door seconds before the accident or there would have been six fatalities. One wrote about it and I am trying to get a copy.