A U.S. Air Force veteran will speak about his experience working with Atlas missiles from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Greeley Museum, 714 8th St.
As an airman first class, Jim Widlar worked on Atlas D missiles from 1961 to 1964 at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming,
Admission is free, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, go to tinyurl.com/5ybrk7tt.
His experience with intercontinental ballistic missiles years ago helped create the foundation for the Greeley Museum’s current “13-Minute Warning: Weld County in the Atomic Age” exhibit.
The Atlas D missiles, the U.S. Air Force’s first operational intercontinental ballistic missiles, were 75 feet tall with a range of 5,500 miles, carrying warheads of 1.44 megatons. The missiles were operational from October 1959 to October 1964. There were a total of 30 Atlas D missiles placed in the field at Air Force Bases in California, Nebraska and Wyoming, where Widlar was stationed.
The Atlas D was the predecessor to the Atlas E missiles, of which there were 28 placed in the field. Weld County was home to four Atlas E sites, including Missile Site Park in west Greeley.
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