Deactivated Titan I ICBM Launch Facility (851-A)

USA / California / Lincoln / Oak Tree Lane
 abandoned / shut down, Cold War 1947-1991, closed / former military, missile silo
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One of three decommissioned Titan I sites based out of Beale AFB, Marysville.
Titan I ICBM base. Beale was originally used as an army base in World War II. In 1959 it was selected as headquarters for the 851st Strategic Missile Squadron with nine Titan 1 missiles. Three complexes of three silos each were located 40 to 100 km west of the base. The missiles were emplaced in the silos between 28 February and 20 April 1962. However due to its poor reaction time the Titan 1's career was brief. Only three years later, by the end of April 1965, the squadron was deactivated, the missiles removed, and the silos abandoned.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/851st_Strategic_Missile_Squadron
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Coordinates:   38°52'51"N   121°15'52"W
This article was last modified 11 years ago