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Convair SM-65 Atlas ICBM


Julien

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Pics from Darwin taken at the SAC museum in Nebraska

The Atlas was one of the first generation missiles and interestingly enough the famous WD-40 spray can trace it origins back to this missile as it was developed to protect its fuel tanks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65_Atlas

The Missile

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The Launch Console

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