Previously Held AFSC/MOS 43010-Aircraft Maintenance Helper
43151A-Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
43151E-Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
43151C-Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
31630-Missile Systems Analyst Specialist
31650-Missile Systems Analyst Specialist
31254D-Ballistic Missile Analyst Specialist
30730-Telecommunications Systems Control Specialist/Attendant
30750-Telecommunications Systems Control Specialist/Attendant
30770-Telecommunications Systems Control Technician
43171A-Aircraft Maintenance Technician
43510-Apprentice Flight Engineer Helper
43530-Apprentice Flight Engineer Specialist
43550A-Flight Engineer Specialist
43570C-Flight Engineer Technician
43171B-Aircraft Maintenance Technician-Multi Engine
46130-Apprentice Munitions Specialist
46150-Munitions Specialist
46170-Munitions Supervisor
46170A-Munitions Maintenance Supervisor
Service Years
1954 - 1982
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
1962-1965, SM-65 Atlas Missile
From Year 1962
To Year 1965
Personal Memories
On maintenance crew to install 1st Missile and on Launch Crew to remove last Missile, 578th SMS, Dyess AFB, TX
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SM-65 Atlas Missile Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (Atlas ICBM)
* Length: 75 ft. 1 in. (22.9 m) with Mk 2 re-entry vehicle, 82 ft. 6 in. (25.2 m) with Mk 3 * Diameter: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 m) * Launch weight: 255,000 lb. (116,000 kg) for Atlas D, 260,000 lb. (118,000 kg) for Atlas E and F * Range: 10,360 miles (16,670 km) for Atlas D, 11,500 miles (18,500 km) for Atlas E and F * Powerplant: 1 × Rocketdyne LR105 rocket engine with 57,000 lbf (254 kN) thrust, 2 × Rocketdyne LR89 rocket engines with 150,000 lbf (670 kN) thrust, 2 × Rocketdyne LR101 vernier rocket engines with 1,000 lbf (4.4 kN) of thrust * Warhead: Mk 4 re-entry vehicle with W-38 warhead (4 MT yield) (Atlas F) * CEP: 4,600 ft (1,400 m)
