Four silos were totally destroyed by the Atlas F exploding underground, emphasizing again a lack of suitability for human survival. The launch rate of success for an Atlas F was what you might call not great (success/fail allegedly was 53/17) with two even recorded as “ fell back onto the pad at liftoff“. Most importantly you could design your perfect spot to have protection against actual threats unlike this pile of leaky rubble with its spotty record. You could probably dig 100 feet underground and pour concrete into it today for a lot less than $380K, or apply that amount to making a rural home safe from dangers. Probably important to consider that this silo was in no way designed to be livable it served just to increase the chances of a vulnerable and slow missile actually being launched withing a very short window (as little as 5 minutes). Crews were on alert for 24 hours, with a new crew departing the main base each morning to replace the crew on duty. Lack of accommodations for five men living underground is likely related to how shifts were operated.Ĭrews included two officers and three enlisted members, a missile maintenance, ballistic missile analyst and power production technician. The front door is easy to find and very inviting. Despite the big spend, this site formally known as the 550th SMS, Schilling AFB, Operational Site 2 was decommissioned within five years (when LGM-30 Minuteman missiles made them “obsolete”).
Tax is allegedly only $1,753/year, which seems somehow wrong considering what taxpayers put into the construction costs ($12.8 million - equivalent to over $100 million in 2022). It may be linked to some kind of weird Wall Street hi-jinks, since it was listed by someone in Manhattan (NY, KS…?) on December 27th, 2021 for $380K, then “sold” January 25th, 2022 and immediately re-listed for $380K again. If you want something offering security and uniqueness, then this property is for you.Īll of this rusting and leaky mess built by 1961 (no bedroom and just one bathroom, designed to withstand nuclear attack) at 2432 Fair Rd, Abilene, KS 67410 can be yours for a measly $380K. A home, apartments or a Bed and Breakfast are just some ideas. This facility has lots of potential in whatever way you choose to go. and a one room building for office or storage. Also on the property is a 4,000 square foot Quonset building with water, sewer and electricity.
The main missile silo is located at a depth of 170 feet. This area was used for the Launch control center and living quarters for the crew. There is 6,900 square feet in the complex with the upper two levels consisting of approximately 1,200 feet of space. The underground complex was designed to withstand a nuclear strike and has water, electricity and a forced sewage system to the ground surface. A 7,000 square foot missile silo under wide-open acreage in rural Abiline, Kansas (near the childhood home of President Eisenhower, and just north of Eisenhower Highway 40 - Interstate 70) is up for sale on Zillow.īuilt on 11 acres of land, this property is home to a decommissioned Atlas F missile silo complex.
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