SAGE Info per Offshore Nightmare The Collapse of Texas Tower 4
“Standing like a three-pronged tuning fork…” — 23:00 in
00:00 Opening
01:03 Primary Sources & References
02:19 What was the Texas Tower Program & SAGE?
05:45 Texas Tower Designs, Construction & Installation
13:47 Texas Tower 4 Construction Specs & Issues
20:10 US Navy, USAF & ADC Tower Program Timeline Overview
21:11 Tower Program Faces Numerous Challenges Early On
24:57 Logistics & Crew – Air Defense Command & 4604th
33:26 Hurricane Daisy – Summer 1958
37:39 Hurricane Donna – September 1960
40:55 Texas Tower 4 – Personnel Reduced Due to Severe Damage
54:22 TT4 Collapse Exposes Risk for Towers 2 & 3
56:57 TT4 Hearings Expose Design & Repair Questions
01:07:04 The Challenges in Ending Texas Tower Program
01:13:21 ADC Superior Officers Court-Martialed
01:18:24 TT3 Salvage & Texas Tower Association
01:20:55 In Memoriam to all 32 Lost in Texas Tower Program
01:21:38 Closing Thoughts and Credits
