AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM

AURORA, CO

Titan I Missile Silo Model Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum — Titan I Missile Silo Model Credit: rocbolt

The Aurora History Museum in Aurora, Colorado is a museum devoted to the preservation and presentation of the history and culture of Aurora and the greater Denver metropolitan area. Located in the Aurora History Center, the museum features a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits and displays, as well as educational programming.

The museum was opened in 2009, and it is located in the former Stanley Aviation plant, which was built in 1942. The building was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and it has been restored to its WWII-era appearance.

The museum has a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits, including the Stanley Aviation Exhibit, which showcases the history of the Stanley Aviation Company and its role in the development of the Denver area. Other permanent exhibits include the Aurora History Exhibit, which highlights the history of the city from its founding to the present day, and the Aurora Military Exhibit, which showcases the city’s military history.

The museum also has a variety of educational programs, including lectures, tours, and workshops. The museum also has a gift shop, which offers a variety of books, gifts, and souvenirs related to Aurora and the surrounding area.

The Aurora History Museum is a great place to learn about the history of Aurora and the Denver area. It is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-4pm, and admission is free.

AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in AURORA CO. US MID #8400800134

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

B43 Nuclear Bomb Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

For more than twenty years the B43 was the United States' air-dropped nuclear weapon used by a wide variety of aircraft. The weapon was developed in 1956 by Los Alamos National Laboratory, entering service in April 1961. Total production was 2,000 weapons, ending in 1965.

The B43 was built in three variants: Mod 0, Mod 1, and Mod 2, each with five yield options. Explosive yields varied from 70 kilotons of TNT to 1 megaton of TNT. The B-43 could be delivered at altitudes as low as 300 ft, with fusing options for air burst, ground burst, free fall, contact, or laydown delivery - a mode of deploying a free-fall nuclear weapon in which the bomb's fall is slowed by parachute so that it actually lands on the ground before detonating.

Aircraft that could carry the weapon included most USAF, USN and USMC fighters, bombers and attack aircraft, including the A-3 Skywarrior, A-4 Skyhawk, A-5 Vigilante, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, F-100 Super Saber, F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom Il, F-111 Aardvark, FB-111A, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18 Hornet. The B-1B Lancer was also intended to carry the B43 prior to the B-1's reassignment to conventional strike roles. The B43 was also supplied to Great Britain.

The B43 was never used in anger, but it was involved in a nuclear accident when an A-4 Skyhawk of the USS Ticonderoga from Attack Squadron VA-56 was lost off the coast of Japan on 5 December 1965. The aircraft, the pilot, and the bomb were never found.

The B43 was phased out in the 1980s, and the last B43 weapons were retired in 1991 in favor of the newer B61 and B83 weapons.

The upper weapon was used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to practice their skills on, while the lower weapon was used by aircraft ground crews to practice loading the weapon on various aircraft. The &quot;spike&quot; on the end of the weapon buried itself in the ground and kept the unit from being dragged by its parachute when the target was small and needed precision accuracy.

Specifications
Weight: 2125 pounds
Length: 13 feet, 8 inches
Diameter: 18 inches
Yield: 70 Kilotons to 1 Megaton

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Contact AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM

telephone: 3037396670
website: www.auroramuseum.org

AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM
15151 E. ALAMEDA PARKWAY
AURORA
CO
80012

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AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM Information

MID #	8400800134
Name	AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM
Alternate Name	AURORA HISTORY MUSEUM
Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.708904, -104.813627
CODES	FIPS State Code: 08 FIPS County Code: 005 US Census Tract: 081000 US Census Block: 4004