Titan II Legacy - Part 1 - Construction

[@mkbarber65]

That is one massive construction! I can hardly fathom the work needed to build these structures

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

It was pretty impressive right?!

[@will3835]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch Especially when you consider it was all done with 1950s and 60's brute force technology.

[@ArizonaTitan]

Right? Not only did they construct these massive engineering marvels in only 18 months, they did 54 of them all at once! And here I am staring at a simple bridge over the local freeway that has been under construction for 3 years... Probably at the same cost.

[@lowbar77]

It is utterly amazing the size and strength of this design. Makes me wonder what we would build today, if we have the guts to do it. Thanks for sharing this.

[@BeechSportBill]

...and three solos at Vandenberg AFB California...they are still there....

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

An underrated engineering marvel.

[@MrBen527]

NO KIDDING! !!!

[@richardfowler3254]

Awesome, I am fascinated by these sites. I hope to go and visit the Titan II Museum soon (before it gets too hot)…

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

It's a great tour over there! I hope you can go soon 🙂

[@VaporheadATC]

I went last summer. It was great. Only thing was, the tour didn't cover the living quarters area, and the tour guide rushes you through. I think you can pay for a "special" tour but those were limited.

[@richardmarshall2229]

Outstanding information, thank you.

[@ldr9146]

During 1966 I was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB 390th SMS. While there I worked with a SGT Brewer as electricians. We were close friends and have lost contact with him, would like any information where he lives.

[@Citricut2]

Do you have any data about the building costs of each of these? Looks like extremely expensive to build and run.

[@atomicunderground9971]

Perfect

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Thanks! I wanted to re-upload this one with different music because the original could not be monetized due to the copyrighted music that I used.

[@johnross6314]

Antenna silos and assembly were constructed in the “bathtub” too?

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

spent early part of my life in one these. MFT 373RD SMS 308TH SMW at LITTLE ROCK AFB

[@mike86mike]

Are there similar videos of the Titan 1 silo's?

[@f15sim]

I hope one day soon that one of the site owners will be able to uncover and access their silo.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

It's in the works 😉

[@f15sim]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch That would be awesome! Nothing like having a 13 story round house. ;)

[@Speedboar]

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