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Pads for the Control Vans(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley nike, missile, interesting placeAs mentioned previously, the Nike antiaircraft guided missile system was a mobile, vehicular-mounted system with much of the unit's equipment operating from vans. When a permanent building such as the ICC building was available, a lot of the equipment was
Old Generator Building(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley nike, missile, interesting placeThe presence of so many radars and other electrical machinery required a large amount of electricity. Although the site on Wolf Ridge was connected to the Fort Cronkhite commercial electrical source, it was necessary to generate more power on the
Generator Building Extension(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley nike, missile, interesting placeIn 1961, when the transition from the Nike Ajax to the Nike Hercules system was being made, an extension to the original generator building was made. Among other things, the Nike Hercules system required considerably more electricity to operate the
Fuel Tank and Water Tank(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley nike, missile, interesting placeThe fuel tank that supplied the fuel for the generators in the generator building and the water tank that supplied water for the generator room stood at this site. Today, only rusted remains of these two tanks exist. ed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html
Transformers(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley fortification, nike, missile, cronkhite, interesting placeThis transformer bank was part of the original electrical distribution system at this site. The transformers remain today behind barbed wire, abandoned to the elements. ed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html
Ready Room(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley nike, missile, interesting placeA portion of the battery that operated this integrated fire control area was required to live on the site and be able to operate 24-hours a day. The ready room, with its recreation room, sleeping rooms, latrine and showers was
Sentry Post(en)USA / California / Sausalito barry, fortification, nike, missile, interesting place
Launch Control Trailer(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, barry, fortification, nike, missileed-thelen.org/t_self_guide.html -- "This trailer was the heart of the missile launching area. The crew inside this Launch Control Trailer (LCT) monitored an array of electronic consoles and communication equipment. Once the launch order was received, the officer in charge of
Missile Test and Assembly Building(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, nike, missileThis metal building was added to the site in 1962. In it the non-explosive components of the Nike Hercules missile were assembled, and the electronic components were periodically checked using electronic testing equipment. The explosive components (engines and warheads) were
Generator Room(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, nike, missileThe missile launching area site was self-contained. Four diesel generators in this building provided electrical power to the launchers in case commercial power systems failed. Every time SF-88L had an alert, crewmen started the generators. ed-thelen.org/t_self_guide.html
Nike Assembly Building(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, barry, missileNike Ajax Assembly and Fueling Area, Nike Hercules Assembly Area and Warhead Building When the site was armed with Nike Ajax, the missiles and warheads were assembled here. The liquid-fuled Nike Ajax missiles were fueled here at the striped pole.
Control Area(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, radar, nike, missileIn this area are the representative radar and control vans originally located on Wolf Ridge, 1000 yards north of this site. The "T" shaped radar is a Low-powered Acquisitional Radar (LOPAR) used to acquire or find incoming enemy aircraft. The
Kennel Area(en)USA / California / Sausalito military, nike, missileSentry dogs were housed, fed and trained in the kennel area. This site had four sentry dogs assigned, along with their soldier-handlers, to provide additional security for the site. They patrolled the entire site between the two security fences and
Nike SF-91C (site)(en)USA / California / Tiburon military, historic, nike, interesting placeThe former Integrated Fire Control (IFC) for SF-91, Battery "D", 30th AAA Group. The Army lopped the top off of the mountain in order to build the IFC; the Park Service restored the peak in 2002, but left several concrete
Nike showroom, Sanyo men's parlour, Thomas Cook Office(en)India / Andhra_Pradesh / Sikandarabad (Hyderabad)store / shop, office building, storageNike showroom on the ground floor of the building. Sanyo men's parlour and saloon on the first floor. Thomas Cook Travel Agency office on the second floor.
Pravin Nike(en)India / Maharashtra / Pusad
Bore Sight Mast and 40mm AA AS Site No. 1(en)USA / California / Tamalpais-Homestead_Valley Second World War 1939-1945, defense, fortification, nike, missile, coastal, cronkhite, interesting placeed-thelen.org/t_ifc_map.html -- "Much of the accuracy of the Nike system depended upon the accuracy of the individual radar sets and the calibration of the radars and the control consoles. A tall metal pole or mast with radar and lights stood
Former Nike Missile Site NY-93/94C(en)USA / New_Jersey / Franklin_Lakes york, missile, nike, defense, war, military, air, mountain, jersey, interesting placeControl Area of former U.S. Army Nike missile battery NY-93/94 located atop Campgaw Mountain. This double site contained two separate radar installations each containing radars and a missile guidance computer. The site was operational through 1971. It is now the
Former Mess Hall(en)USA / New_York / Kings_Point military, nike, missileFormer U.S. Army mess hall for Nike missile battery NY-15L on Hart Island, New York. The building is now used by the New York City Department of Corrections for Riker Island inmates on burial duty. alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/NY15.html www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/hart/nike//hart...
Nike Battery SF-51C(en)USA / California / Pacifica military, war, nike, missile, ridgeThis is the Integrated Fire Control (IFC) area of SF-51. Many of the original buildings are still standing, albeit vandalized.
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