Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site
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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.
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.
Assignments:
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
CIM-10 Bomarc missile site. It was located adjacent to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is a United States Air Force base, located at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York. It is located east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York.-Overview:...
, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east-northeast of Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 50,193, down from the 55,593 recorded in the 2000 census. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they...
. It was closed in 1969.
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
Niagara Falls International Airport
-Traffic figures:Niagara Falls International received 56,943 passengers in 2008. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 660 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 1,409 unscheduled enplanements in 2006....
. It has now been redeveloped with no evidence of its Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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 SectorSyracuse Air Defense SectorThe Syracuse Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 26th Air Division, being stationed at Syracuse Air Force Station, New York.- History :...
, 1 June 1960 - Detroit Air Defense SectorDetroit Air Defense SectorThe Detroit Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 26th Air Division, being stationed at Custer Air Force Station, Michigan...
, 4 September 1963 - 34th Air Division, 1 April 1966
- 35th Air Division, 15 September 1969
- 21st Air Division, 19 November-31 December 1969