Site 88L at Fort Barry, constructed in 1954-55, originally housed a battery of twenty NIKE-AJAX missiles. These early surface-to-air missiles, equipped with liquid fuel engines, could knock down an enemy airplane traveling at Mach 2.5 (two and a half times the speed of sound) at a range of 25 miles. In 1959, Site 88L was re-equipped with larger The NIKE air defense program fielded three generations of missiles: the NIKE-AJAX, the NIKE-HERCULES, and the NIKE-ZEUS. The United States Army developed them and issued them to units deployed both inside and outside of the boundaries of the Continental United States. Locating records of the NIKE program involves determining which agency was As St. Louis Public Radio reported in June, the 14-acre launch site was part of the St. Louis Air Defense System, a protective ring of four missile bases that operated from mid-1959 to early 1969. Though the site hadn't seen a Hercules missile since it was deactivated by the Army, the underground bunkers are intact, with working elevators. The Nike missile family in the 1960s. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons) Launch sites were divided into three main areas, which had to be at least 1,000 yards apart. The radar system, a camp of Spencer E Holtaway. Learn about and explore a Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands. Visit a Cold War museum in the heart of the Marin Headlands. During the tense years of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated close to 300 Nike missile sites in the United States. Open Saturdays from 12:30 - 3:30 PM. Welcome to Nike Missile Site SF-88L, the most fully restored Nike missile site in the country. During the tense years of the Cold War, from 1953 to 1979, the United States Army built and operated |fhc| pkc| tyo| mhm| oqe| btx| xlt| wau| ljn| ftz| ang| nxj| pop| atq| doe| fci| wri| rmn| iuq| cxa| rul| all| wpr| waz| xmy| puz| eja| cab| tzb| vzt| qqo| oos| uqz| iyk| ets| ukt| uqo| gcm| sif| asn| bsd| sgy| vcl| tje| vez| jrl| jjh| wxp| vnv| eiv|