Suffolk County Air Force Base Missile Annex

1960 establishments in New York (state)1964 disestablishments in New York (state)Buildings and structures in Suffolk County, New YorkFormerly Used Defense SitesInstallations of the United States Air Force in New York (state) ... and 5 more

Long IslandMilitary installations closed in 1964Military installations established in 1960Southampton (town), New YorkSurface-to-air missile batteries of the United States

The Suffolk County Air Force Base Missile Annex (SAGE codename "BED") is a Formerly Used Defense Site (NY29799F12240/C02NY0714) on Long Island (40.8317708°N 72.6831837°W / 40.8317708; -72.6831837) that was a CIM-10 Bomarc missile complex during the Cold War, 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Suffolk County Air Force Base. Planned in 1955 for completion in February 1960 and activated as the 2nd operational BOMARC complex on 1 December 1959 (4 missiles by 1 January), the annex was part of the New York Air Defense Sector defenses. The annex included a Launch Area with 56 Mode II Launcher Shelters in 2 flights (e.g., 2 compressor buildings were available to simultaneously get 2 missiles to the "Standby" stage prior to "Fire-up".)

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