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The BOMARC launch complex on Category:Fort Dix became operational on 1 September 1959 with 3 IM-99A missiles (24 by 1 January) ^[1] and was the site of the 7 June 1960 nuclear accident in Launcher Shelter 204 (destroyed, not shown).

George Washington University caption: "Four of 56 U.S. Air Force BOMARC IM-99A nuclear antiaircraft missiles emplaced at a site about twenty miles southeast of Trenton, New Jersey near McGuire Air Force Base . Missiles remained horizontal in the shelters shown except when preparing to launch or the erection equipment was being tested. Each missile carried a W-40 nuclear warhead which yielded about 6.5 kilotons."

References

↑ NORAD/CONAD Historical Summary 1959 July-December

Date

October 1960

Source

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 090603-F-1234P-002 in the BOMARC gallery

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tbd (photograph is property of USAF)

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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.

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[1] NORAD/CONAD Historical Summary 1959 July-December

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