Plattsburgh AFB
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Atlas F (SMS 556) ICBM base.
Two Atlas F lift-launchers for the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron (Atlas F) based at Plattsburgh AFB were located at Alburg and Swanton.
Subtopics
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-1 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-10 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-11 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-2 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-3 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-4 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-5 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-6 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-7 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
- Plattsburgh AFB 556-9 Atlas silo. Operational 1 October 1961 - 25 June 1965. Private ownership, materials salvaged before sold but structure remains intact.
Related
- Family
- ICBM Base
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Atlas F
- Launch Sites
- Plattsburgh AFB Site 10, Plattsburgh AFB Site 11, Plattsburgh AFB Site 12, Plattsburgh AFB Site 03, Plattsburgh AFB Site 04, Plattsburgh AFB Site 06, Plattsburgh AFB Site 07, Plattsburgh AFB Site 08, Plattsburgh AFB Site 09
- Agency
- USAF
- Bibliography
- 13403
Chronology
2 events
1962 December 7
Launch Site: Plattsburgh AFB. LV Family: Atlas.- Activation of the Atlas ICBM force completed. - .
With the transfer of the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron at Plattsburgh AFB, New York, to SAC, the activation of the Atlas ICBM force was completed. The 556th was declared fully operational on 20 December. Between 7 September and 7 December 1962, Ballistic Systems Division had turned over 72 Atlas F missile launchers to SAC. Since August 1959, a total of 132 Atlas D, E, and F missile sites had been turned over to SAC.
1962 December 20
Launch Site: Plattsburgh AFB. Launch Complex: Plattsburgh AFB. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F.- Atlas SMS 556 - last Atlas squadron - operational. - . Nation: USA. Plattsburgh AFB SMS 556 (last Atlas squadron) operational.