Titan 2 - Titan II Missile Disposition

Titan II Missile Disposition

33 Titan-II Research Test (N-type) missiles were built and all but one were launched either at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida or Vandenberg AFB, California from March 1962 through April 1964. The surviving N-10, AF Ser. No. 61-2738/60-6817 resides in the silo at the Titan Missile Museum (ICBM Site 571-7), Green Valley, Tucson, Arizona.

12 Titan-II Gemini Launch Vehicles (GLVs) were produced. All were launched from the then-Cape Kennedy Air Force Station from April 1964 through November 1966. The top half of GLV-5 62-12560 was recovered offshore following its launch and is on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Alabama.

108 Titan-II ICBM (B-Types) were produced. 49 were launched for testing at Vandenberg AFB from July, 1964 through June, 1976. 2 were lost in accidents within silos. One B-2, AF Ser. No. 61-2756 was given to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama in the 1970s.

The 56 surviving missiles were pulled from silos and individual base stores and all transferred to the then-Norton AFB, California during the 1980s. They were stored under plastic coverings and had helium pumped into their engine components to keep them from rusting away. Two buildings at Norton AFB held the missiles, Building 942 and 945. Building 945 held 30 missiles, while Building 942 held 11 plus a single stage 1. The buildings also held extra stage engines and the interstages. 14 full missiles and one extra second stage had been transferred from Norton AFB to the manufacturer, Martin Marietta, at Martin's Denver, Colorado facility for refurbishment by the end of the decade. 13 of the 14 were launched as 23Gs. One missile, B-108, AF Ser. No. 66-4319 (23G-10 the spare for the 23G program), went to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Finally, B-34 Stage 2 was delivered from Norton AFB to Martin Marietta on 28 Apr 1986, but was not modified to a G, nor was it listed as arriving or being destroyed at AMARC at Davis-Monthan AFB, it is therefore unaccounted for within the open source public domain.

42 B-series missiles remained, 41 full and one first stage at Norton AFB, and the second stage at Martin. Of these 38 and one second stage were stored outside at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), now known as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG)), adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB to await final destruction in 2004 thru 2008. Four of the 42 were saved and sent to museums (below).

Air Force Base Silo Deactivation date ranges:

• Davis-Monthan AFB 10 Aug 82 – 28 Jun 1984
• McConnell AFB 31 Jul 1984 – 18 Jun 1986
• Little Rock AFB 31 May 1985 – 27 Jun 1987

Titan II Movement Dates:

• Titan II Bs moved to Norton AFB between - 12 Mar 1982 thru 20 Aug 1987
  • Missiles relocated to AMARC at Davis-Monthan AFB prior to Apr 1994 closure of Norton AFB due to BRAC 1989 action
• Titan II Bs delivered to Martin Marietta/Denver between - 29 Feb 1986 thru 20 Sep 1988
• Titan II Bs delivered to AMARC - 25 Oct 1982 thru 23 Aug 1987
• Titan II Bs destroyed at AMARC - 7 Apr 2004 thru 15 Oct 2008
• Titan II Bs destruction periods at AMARC - 7 Apr 2004 x2; 17 Aug 2005 x 5; 12 Jan - 17 Jan 2006 x 10; 9 Aug 2007 x 3; 7 Oct - 15 Oct 2008 x 18; 2 shipped out to museums, Aug 2009

Official Count: 108 Titan-2 'B' Series Vehicles were delivered to USAF: 49 Test launches, 2 Silo losses, 13 Space launches, 6 in museums, 37.5 destroyed at AMARC, +.5 (one second stage missing B-34) = 108.

Titan-II surviving missiles / Museum locations within the United States:

• GLV-5, AF Ser. No. 62-12560 top half of Stage 1 was recovered offshore following its launch and is on display at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
• N-10 AF Ser. No. 61-2738/60-6817 in the silo at the Titan Missile Museum (ICBM Site 571-7), southwest of Davis-Monthan AFB in Green Valley, Tucson, Arizona.
• B-2 AF Ser. No 61-2756 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama in the 1970s.
• B-5 AF Ser. No. 61-2759 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
• B-14/20 AF Ser. No. 61-2768 at the Stafford Museum, Oklahoma
• B-44/16 AF Ser. No. 62-0025 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History adjacent to Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• B-104 AF Ser. No 66-4315 at the Spaceport USA Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
• B-108 AF Ser. No. 66-4319 (23G-10 the spare for the 23G program) at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon

Note: B-34 Stage 2 was delivered from Norton to Martin on 4/28/86 but was not modified to a G, nor was it listed as arriving or being destroyed at AMARC, it is therefore unaccounted for.