Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - Wall, SD
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N 43° 55.880 W 102° 09.594
13T E 727968 N 4868167
Historic Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile sitting in it's silo at Delta-09 Launch Silo/Facility.
Waymark Code: WM5TV1
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2009
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This facility consists of a silo 12 feet in diameter and 80 feet deep made of reinforced concrete with a steel-plate liner. The door to the silo has been welded and fitted with a glass roof, and an unarmed missile placed inside. Not only does this permit visitors to look down on the missile, but satellites are able to verify that the site is not operational, and hence in compliance with the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. For safety reasons, tours are not conducted underground.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Minuteman II ICBM
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
inside / outside: inside
Other Information::
For more information go to: http://www.nps.gov/mimi/
Access restrictions:
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.