Titan II Missile Fire of 1965 with Gage Fears (author)

2026-01-05

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In this episode of Unexplained America, your host Lisa discusses the Titan Missile Fire of 1965 with author Gage Fears--Gage's book on the subject comes out Janaury 26, 2026--"Silent Sentinels: The 308th Strategic Missile Wing".The episode opens with a conversation between President Lyndon B. Johnson and William Fulbright.Gage goes over the events surrounding the tragedy that unfolded on August 9, 1965, when a fire broke out at the Titan II Missile facility in White County, Arkansas--near my hometown.This tragedy involved the deaths of 53 workers at the facility-all who died from...

The episode opens with a conversation between President Lyndon B. Johnson and William Fulbright.

Gage goes over the events surrounding the tragedy that unfolded on August 9, 1965, when a fire broke out at the Titan II Missile facility in White County, Arkansas--near my hometown.

This tragedy involved the deaths of 53 workers at the facility-all who died from smoke inhalation while performing remodelling duties there at the silo.

Gage will go into the specifics about the silo, about the missiles, the accident and the aftermath.

Link to order his book::

https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Sentinels-308th-Strategic-Missile/dp/1634995732

Listen to hear full details.

References for this Episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Sentinels-308th-Strategic-Missile/dp/1634995732

https://discoverlbj.org/item/tel-08529

Episodes DID include other information via:

https://www.newspapers.com/

https://www.ancestry.com/

Big Thanks go out to Gage Fears for his original music made for Unexplained Arkansas the Podcast usage--His contact below--find him on Instagram!!

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