Myths & Legends Of The Missile Field
Long drives, isolated sites, dangerous work, and human nature combine to create some colorful stories...
Welcome to the unseen side of the world of ICBM's - a few stories about the men, women, and machines that make up the system that became the "Victors Of The Cold War". Aside from the often strange goings-on during the development history of Minuteman, there are the continuing sagas that develop as time goes on. For, despite the perfect professional image that is literally required by regulation, these people are human beings, with all the weaknesses and frailties others have. And the mechanisms of war that they keep at ready are far from perfect as well: aging, under-funded, over-used, created and serviced by those same, imperfect humans. As I remember things told to me and encounter various stories from the Missile Field, I will relate them here, along with the "fact or fiction" status of each.
Just click on a title to see the story behind it.
(Myth=Fiction, Legend=Fact).
* Don't Touch That Button! *
Don't worry, we can always use the self-destruct...
* They Launched It From Where...? *
Imagination is not in shortage for developing new tests and systems
* Breaking In The "New Guy" *
Pictures would be worth a thousand words...
* The Capsule Crew Bandito *
Jesse James, he wasn't....
* The Haunted Missile Site *
Ghosts and Goblins and Swamp Gas, Oh My!
* The Dark Of Night and The Flying Lieutenant *
How to "Swoop", in 1 easy lesson
* Deer In The Road! (and other "accidents") *
"Watch out for that...(your excuse here)..!!!"
* Over the Border *
Damn the torpedos...!!!!
* Latrine Time *
How do you spell relief..?
* Can't Cut The Mustard *
This is not the job for everyone.
* Unlikely Events *
Find out how WSSR and EWO Backouts can age a Missile Tech...fast.
* The Echo Flight Incident *
UFO's Attack Missile Base...Film at 11...
