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NIKE MISSILE BASES (1955-71) were built at 7 sites in Cuyahoga County (with an 8th location in Lake County). The bases, constructed at a cost of $12 million by the M. J. Boyle Co. of Chicago, were part of the U.S. air defense system.
Over the village council’s feeble protests, the U. S. Army prevailed in its determination to build a Nike missile-launching base and acquired thirty-five acres at the west end of Bratenahl. In 1956 Liberty Holden’s Loch Hame at 8907 Lake Shore Boulevard transferred to the U. S. Government and razed. The carriage house was spared.
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It was originally developed to try to intercept Soviet bombers, especially the Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear," which entered service in 1952. Creator: U.S. Navy Date: 1984. Nike Site CL-59 General Location Map For reference, this is a map showing Nike Site CL-59's location relative to the greater Parma - Parma Heights area.
Apr 14, 2017 · This story is a reflection of some of the 1950s and 60s when the Cold Warbetween the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. kept Cleveland braced for possible Soviet bomber attack.
- Leon Bibb
After the phase-out of the Nike Ajax system, sites B-05, B-36, and B-73 remained supplied with Hercules missiles. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) B-21DC established at Fort Heath, MA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center.
Oct 22, 2017 · Nike site D- 87 never did launch a missile or rocket, although while this site was active it held 30 Ajax and 18 Hercules with 12 universal launchers. 10 of the launchers were converted to Hercules launchers over the course of the time that Nike site D-87 was open. With only 11 people being stationed at Nike site D-87, they took true pride in ...
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