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Type: ICBM Base. Operator: USA. Country: USA. Latitude: 35.27750 deg. Longitude: -92.20181 deg. Titan 2 ICBM base. Launch Pads
General / Launch Complex Unknown Chronology 1962 April 1 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Titan 2 308th SMW and 373rd SMS (9 missiles) activated at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 1962 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Titan 2 374th SMS (9 missiles) activated within the 308th SMW at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 1965 August 9 - Launch Vehicle: Titan. Accident at Titan 2 Silo 373-4, Little Rock AFB, kills 53. A fire started in the silo during construction work. Two workers survived. The Titan 2 missile was fueled and in the silo but did not explode. The warhead had been removed from the site prior to the start of construction. The complex wass off alert status for the next 13 months during the accident investigation and repairs. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. | |