Category:Anchorage NIKE Sites
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| Battery | Type | Location | Operational | Deactivated | GPS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Island | AADCP | Anchorage | 1959 | 1969 | 61.14242, -150.21727 |
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| Point | AADCP | Anchorage | 1971 | 1979 | 61.15777, -150.05612 |
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| Bay-C | Control | Anchorage | 1959 | 1979 | 61.39806, -149.86528 |
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| Bay-L | Launch | Anchorage | 1959 | 1979 | 61.40583, -149.88444, |
2 Above Ground Magazines 4 Hercules missiles each (8 total) |
| Point-C | Control | Anchorage | 1959 | 1971 | 61.155, -150.05583 |
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| Point-L | Launch | Anchorage | 1959 | 1971 | 61.15861, -150.03528 |
4 Above Ground Magazines 4 Hercules missiles each (16 total)) |
| Summit-C | Control | Anchorage | 1959 | 1979 | 61.25806, -149.52833 |
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| Summit-P | Launch | Anchorage | 1959 | 1979 | 61.24778, -149.54833 |
2 Above Ground Magazines 4 Hercules missiles each (8 total)) |
| Source: * Ed Thelen Site - Nike Site Locations * Wikipedia - List of Nike Sites * Tech Bastards - Nike Missile Locations * Radomes - List of Nike Related Radar Sites * Nike Historical Society * Lonnquest, John C. and Winkler, David F., To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program, USACERL Special Report 97/01, Nov 1996, 607 pages, Pdf * Morgan, Mark L. and Berhow, Mark A., Rings of Supersonic Steel: Air Defenses of the United States Army 1950-1979, Third Edition, Hole in the Head Press, Bodega Bay, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9761494-0-8, 358 pages | ||||||
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