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The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also called the Damascus accident [1]) was a 1980 U.S. nuclear weapons incident involving a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The incident occurred on September 18–19, 1980, at Missile Complex 374-7 in rural Arkansas when a U.S. Air Force LGM-25C Titan II ICBM loaded with a 9-megaton W ...
The nine missile silos controlled by the 374th Strategic Missile Squadron remained on alert for over 20 years during the Cold War. The 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion is a 'Broken Arrow' incident occurred at site 374–7 on 19 September 1980 which killed one airman and injured twenty-one personnel in the immediate vicinity (see below).
The Titan II was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Titan II was originally designed and used as an ICBM, but was later adapted as a medium-lift space launch vehicle (these adaptations were designated Titan II GLV and Titan 23G) to carry payloads to Earth orbit ...
In September 1980, at Titan II silo 374-7 near Damascus, Arkansas, a technician dropped an 8 lb (3.6 kg) socket that fell 70 ft (21 m), bounced off a thrust mount, and broke the skin of the missile's first stage, [11] over eight hours prior to an eventual explosion. [12]
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Sgt. David L. Livingston, the son of Donald and Mary Livingston, was born Sept. 14, 1958, in Newark. In 1977, during his senior year at Heath High School, he enrolled in the Air Force’s Delayed ...
1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, a nuclear weapons incident involving a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; Titan submersible implosion, implosion of a submersible craft during a voyage to explore the wreck of RMS Titanic in 2023; Fictional events. The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility, 1898 novella by Morgan Robertson that ...
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. ... More than 100 rescued, no reported deaths in Damascus, Virginia. WJHL Tri-Cities ...