Atlas Missile 52F

General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 61-2538

General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 52F

Air Force Missile Tail Number: 538

Missile Acceptance Date: 2/27/1962

Missile Delivery Date: 3/28/1962

ICBM Squadron Number: 576th

ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: E

Missile Destination: Vandenberg Air Force Base

Missile Launch Date: 3/23/1963

Missile Launch Payload: Operation Tall Tree 4

Missile Launch Outcome: Failure

Notes: The missile self-destructed at T+91 seconds. There was insufficient telemetry data to determine the cause of the failure.

Atlas 52F Photo 1

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