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Memorial, right, for the six Soldiers and four civilians who died when four Nike Ajax missiles accidentally exploded at a Nike battery in Leonardo, N.J., May 22, 1958, located at Guardian Park at Fort Hancock, Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook, N.J., May 13, 2021. Also on display are the main stages of a Nike Ajax MIM-3 (Mobile Interceptor Missile, design 3) missile, left, and a Nike Hercules MIM-14 missile, center, in honor of the Soldiers who served at the Fort Hancock Nike missile battery NY-56. The site was activated in 1955 and continued operations through 1974. NY-56 included a missile launch area and an integrated fire control area that controlled and guided the missiles. Both the Nike Ajax – the world's first operational guided surface-to-air missile and the Nike Hercules were deployed at the site. (New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs photo by Mark C. Olsen)
| Date Taken: | 05.13.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2021 08:48 |
| Photo ID: | 6685224 |
| VIRIN: | 210513-Z-AL508-2050 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 5.19 MB |
| Location: | SANDY HOOK, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Web Views: | 104 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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Soldier
New Jersey
Cold War
U.S. Army
Homeland Defense
Army Air Defense Command
