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The missile in this image is Atlas 34D (58-2205) the first operational missile shipped to at FE Warren AFB, WY's on the 564th SMS LSB A-3. Atlas 39D (58-2210) was another operational ICBM that was delivered to FE Warren AFB on 10-Feb-60 and launched from Vandenberg AFB, CA's' 576th SMS LSB B-2 on 25-Jan-63 in "Operation Big Sue". Note #1 : Last three digits of the USAF tail number are above the Vernier Engine. Note # 2 Launch and Service Building (LSB) A-1 is in the background to the left and West of 34D in LSB A-3 .

The missile in this image is Atlas 34D (58-2205) the first operational missile shipped to at FE Warren AFB, WY's on the 564th SMS LSB A-3. Atlas 39D (58-2210) was another operational ICBM that was delivered to FE Warren AFB on 10-Feb-60 and launched from Vandenberg AFB, CA's' 576th SMS LSB B-2 on 25-Jan-63 in "Operation Big Sue".

It would be nice to have a date on this one. That payload looks suspiciously like the Mk-12 Re-Entry vehicle that housed the W62 warhead and was fitted to the early deployment MIRVd versions of the Minuteman III ICBMs. The Mk-12/W62 combo was a revolutionarily small package and the RV would've needed development at the same time the Minuteman III was being developed. Seems that old Atlas boosters would've been perfect for that role. nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/W62.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W62