ATLAS 45F MISSILE LAUNCH FAILURE OCTOBER 4, 1963 VANDENBURG AIR FORCE BASE XD83015

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website On the night of October 4, 1963, an Atlas 45F missile launch was attempted at Vandenberg Air Force Base’s pad 576-G in California. The launch ended in a spectacular failure when Missile 45F suffered a stuck engine valve during the test,, preventing B-2 engine start. The missile tipped over and exploded on impact with the ground. This was the first of two similar failures, as a second occurred in Spring of 1964. Investigation of the two failures found that hardened hypergolic propellant residue had been responsible for the stuck valves on both Atlas vehicles. It had accumulated from repeated test firings. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit