Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site

Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site
Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site

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Part of Air Defense Command (ADC)
Type Missile Site
Coordinates 43°07′04″N 078°56′49″W / 43.11778°N 78.94694°W / 43.11778; -78.94694 (Niagara Fall Bomarc Site)
Built 1961
In use 1961-1969
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Garrison 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron
Niagara Falls AFMS is located in New York
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Niagara Falls AFMS
Location of Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site, New York
Emblem of the 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron

Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site is a closed United States Air Force CIM-10 Bomarc missile site. It was located adjacent to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York. It was closed in 1969.

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History

The site was constructed beginning in 1959 as a CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile base. It was activated on 1 June 1960, concurrently with the 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron. The missiles were declared operationally ready on 1 December 1961.

The site stood alert until 31 December 1969 when the missiles were inactivated along with the 35th ADMS. It stood vacant for a number of years until being turned over to Niagara Falls International Airport. It has now been redeveloped with no evidence of its Cold War military past.

Air Force units and assignments

Units:

  • 35th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC), activated on 1 June 1960
Inactivated on 31 December 1969
  • Redesignated as 35th Tactical Missile Squadron on 19 September 1985 (Remained inactive)

Assignments:

  • Syracuse Air Defense Sector, 1 June 1960
  • Detroit Air Defense Sector, 4 September 1963
  • 34th Air Division, 1 April 1966
  • 35th Air Division, 15 September 1969
  • 21st Air Division, 19 November-31 December 1969

See also

References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Niagara Falls (BOMARC), NY

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