1960-12-30-sc-p2-arrival-of-second-missile

December 30, 1960 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 2:

Second Atlas Being Tested

A second Atlas missile has arrived at Fairchild air force base and is being tested at the missile assembly building, Col. Thomas S. Jeffrey Jr. reported today. He is the area’s missile site activation force commander.

Arrival of the missiles will become routine until the total assigned number has arrived for the nine intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the Spokane area. It The first missile was flown to Fairchild December 3 from San Diego, where they are made by Convair Astronautics, Both were delivered in C-133 Cargomasters flown by air force crews.

The first missile is still being tested at Fairchild and is scheduled to be hauled by trailer to the Deer Park missile site. a