The 40th Missle Group was also stationed on the same base that I was. This is the nose of the Redstone Rocket. For a little history for the young whippersnappers, this is the missle that sent our first astronaut into space. It was a short trip and I don't think he made any orbits of the Earth.

This rocket is transportable and had a long range. It could most likely hit any target in Russia from Germany.

This was taken with the Minox. I had a sneaky way of taking photos with it. At that time I was smoking a pipe. I would get out the Minox and hold it near the pipe bowl and start puffing. It looked like I was just lighting my pipe. All kinds of Officers were in the area when I took this picture and a couple of others. No body even gave me a second glance.