Titan D Tunnel
No matter how much I search, I was unable to find technical information for this particular tunnel. As far as I understood, Titan D complexes had no tunnels, so when Scott and I found this system at Vandenberg Air Force Base, it was a complete surprise.
I then stumbled upon this PDF, which claimed that the launch operations building (LOB) was an underground bunker located some distance from the 576A Atlas D site pictured here.
The overwhelming amount of data cables here led me to believe that this tunnel went to the old LOB. Unfortunately, I never walked more than 200 feet into it, so I’ll probably never know… The article in the PDF also mentioned a wonderful, peeling mural in the LOB, which – I’m sad to say – I may never have a chance to photograph.
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5 comments
Keith Emmerich wrote...
really sucks you in well done!!
iseemooi wrote...
awesome shot! Happy new year.
Geo wrote...
well the shot kicks ass! amazing comp!
Thomas Miller wrote...
this is why i never got excited about atlas bases. no tunnels.
Nice!