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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1949. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.
Full title: VIKING rocket reaches 51 1/2 mile height on first flight: one of three. This photograph shows the 45-foot long VIKING, navy rocket, in it's stand with the loading rack around it. "Drawbridge" type platforms in the loading platform make it possible to work on any part of the rocket while it is in a vertical position. This series of photographs was made at the White Sands Proving Ground at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
