US Air Force Atlas missile site Traditional Cache

This is a neat bit of information. Most people around here did not know we had a missile silo here. This is remains from the Cold War. If you look at Google Earth you can see the circle formation from the silo.

U.S. Air Force Atlas Missile Site

The Atlas-F ICBM (operational 1961-65) was an important component of national defense during the Cold War. Twelve Atlas sites, one located half a mile west, were manned by the 551st Strategic Missile Squadron, Lincoln Air Force Base.

On November 22, 1964, a crew from this site died in a plane crash a mile south of here. The victims were Maj. Lee Craft, 1st Lt. Chester Higgenbotham, S/Sgt. Harold Hrenchir, A/1C Donald Moore, A/2C David Theriot, and pilot Maj. Robert Wilson. 

S/Sgt Rudy D. Burd

Nebraska State Historical Society

Nebraska City Power Partners,   2009

225 N 56th RD, Nebraska City

Otoe County

Marker 468