PapayaSF CORRECTION: The photo location is actually the Presidio in San Francisco. It was their radar guidance unit that was located on Mt. Sutro.
Reddirocket27 It’s easy to mistake how tall the Ajax missiles really were. I’m the photo, the bottom half is black, just left of the launcher. The top half, (angled fins) in white. Look closely, they’re over 30′ long with booster.
![Nike missiles at San Francisco Defense Area Site SF89 atop Mt. Sutro, circa 1955 [1995 × 1576]](https://i.redd.it/v1yodert30c61.jpg)
PapayaSF
CORRECTION: The photo location is actually the Presidio in San Francisco. It was their radar guidance unit that was located on Mt. Sutro.
Anxious-Market
Did these ones have nuclear warheads?
Reddirocket27
It’s easy to mistake how tall the Ajax missiles really were. I’m the photo, the bottom half is black, just left of the launcher. The top half, (angled fins) in white. Look closely, they’re over 30′ long with booster.