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46.97083,-67.83444~ Caswell Air Force Station 47.03531, -67.8187 L-13C-Caswell ; | 46.95057,-67.89585~ Loring Air Force Base AADCP (Manual); | ||
47.02857,-67.80981~ L-13L-Caswell ; | 46.97083,-67.83444~ Caswell Air Force Station 47.03531, -67.8187 L-13C-Caswell; | ||
47.02857,-67.80981~ L-13L-Caswell; | |||
46.88583,-67.97139~ L-58C-Caribou ; | 47.00141,-68.00216~ L-85C-Conner; | ||
46.88413,-68.00941~ L-58L-Caribou ; | 47.00842,-68.0186~ L-85L-Conner; | ||
46.88583,-67.97139~ L-58C-Caribou; | |||
46.88413,-68.00941~ L-58L-Caribou; | |||
46.92655,-67.79696~ L-31C-Limestone; | |||
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| Battery | Type | Location | Operational | Deactivated | GPS | Notes |
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| L-13C | Control | Caswell | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 47.03531, -67.8187 |
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| L-13L | Launch | Caswell | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 47.02857, -67.80981 |
Converted to Hercules 1958-06 to 1959-02 |
| L-31C | Control | Limestone | 1957-09 | 1958-09 | 46.92655, -67.79696 |
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| L-31L | Launch | Limestone | 1957-09 | 1958-09 | 46.91779, -67.79236 |
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| L-58C | Control | Caribou | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 46.88583, -67.97139 |
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| L-58L | Launch | Caribou | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 46.88413, -68.00941 |
Converted to Hercules 1960-06 to 1960-11 |
| L-85C | Control | Conner | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 47.00141, -68.00216 |
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| L-85L | Launch | Conner | 1957-09 | 1966-06 | 47.00842, -68.0186 |
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| 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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