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BELGIAN NIKE Air Defense Guided Missile Site min Germany - Bedburg - |
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Battery 13th MSL Btn |
Established: | 1959 | ||
| Combat Site Occupation: | 1963 | NATO assignment: | Yes | ||
| Deactivated: | 1983 | Custodian: | 43rd Artillery Detachment | ||
| Download: | History | Temporary Site: |
Roderhoehe / Elsenborn
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| Local government & community: | Bedburg | Remarks: |
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| Download: | "Nike Sites in Germany" | ||||
| If you use "Google Earth" download Nike Sites in Germany and fly to all the missile sites in Germany. Unzip the file (Rename it if you want.) and store it in a folder of your choice. Open the file while you are "Online" with Google Earth. | |||||
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Google Satellite Photo Total View |
Google Satellite Photo Launching Area |
Google Satellite Photo Integrated Fire Control |
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| The former Launching (LA) area in 2000 | |||||
| 1. Approahing the LA main entrance. |
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2. Well, there it is! | ||
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3. Walk around the LA. | 4. The U.S. Guard shack. |
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| 5. A missile section. |
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6. A missile hanger/shelter. | ||
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11. View from a watchtower. | 12. A section bunker. |
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| 13. Opencast mining only 100 yards away from the LA. |
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| The former Integrated Fire Control (IFC) area. | |||||
| 14. The IFC main gate. |
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15. The "Ready Hut". | ||
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16. | 17. AC power / converter building. |
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| 18. The AC power generator shack in the back. |
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19. Not much left! | ||
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| Bedburg in 2001 | |||||
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| Soldiers formerly assigned to this site: | |||||
| Name: | Year: | e-mail: | Remarks: | ||
| William R. Barnes |
1975 - 1978 |
bbarnes - freedomnotions.com |
Maintenance Officer A-Team 43d USAD and D-Team Commander in 1978 |
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