12 Apr
2001
12 Apr
'01
11:50 p.m.
Now that website with the Tucson Titan II site is more of what I've seen
before, when we wer stripping and crating the sites at Little Rock. Even
many of the panels are familiar looking, as is the "No Lone Zone - Two Man
Policy Mandatory" which has been changed to "two person policy" since the
late 80's/early 90's...oh well it at least brings back a sense of reality
anyway.
Does working around nukes so long have anything to do with why my wife keeps
thinking there's a nightlight on when I come to bed? (grin)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Mike Ford
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:58 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: Arizona trip
There are other Titan silos but they've been
converted to things like
research labs, homes, observatories, etc scattered throughout the US but
none are an actual "missile site" anymore other than the one you
speak
of.
Is this site a government museum, or a privately
run one? Do
they actually
have a Titan in it?
I've been all over the boneyard at Davis-Monthan throughout the
years while
still active AF but didn't know there was a
Titan site anywhere around.
The Titan in the silo was actually used in a Star Trek movie, and is most
impressive up close.
It is amazing, and for me being born in 1956, it made the cold war much
more real and serious. The restoration was meticulous, with not just the
main bits, but all the normal clutter of manuals etc. on bookshelves. The
feeling going in is very much "time warp". Below are some links.
http://pimaair.org/titan_01.htm
http://world.std.com/~bor/arizona/arizona.htm
The PIMA air museum is also not far from Tucson, but I didn't bother to go
since I live so close to the main PIMA site in Chino, Cal.