Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site Explained

Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site
Location:1211 S New Wilke Road, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Used:1960-1968
Controlledby:Army Air Defense Command

The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. It operated from 1960 until 1968.

Installation started in late 1959[1] after the United States Army had purchased 44acres. Adjacent to the Arlington Heights Air Force Station, the Arlington Heights Army Installation opened on October 28, 1960,[2] as the 8th of 10 Army Air Defense Command Posts (AADCP) to have a Martin AN/FSG-1 Antiaircraft Defense System installed for Nike-Hercules command and control. In addition to the Army's 2 AN/FPS-6 radars, the radars of the co-located USAF station provided AADCP data for the 45th Artillery Brigade's control of the Chicago-Gary Defense Area[2] (10 missile batteries and their Integrated Fire Control sites).http://ed-thelen.org/radar-ring-chi-mil.html The vacuum tube AN/FSG-1 was replaced [3] with a solid-state Hughes AN/TSQ-51 Air Defense Command and Coordination System, which controlled the combined Chicago-Milwaukee Defense Area after the Milwaukee Defense Area merged with Chicago-Gary in 1968.

Project Concise ended the site's Nike operations in 1974, and 52acres were transferred to the city parks district.[4] A May 1979 golf course was built[5] near the nuclear bunker—the Arlington Lakes Golf Club has 90acres with 14 lakes.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FPS-35 Oil Drippings. www.radomes.org.
  2. Web site: Freeman . Paul . June 4, 2011 . 2002 . Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Illinois, Northwestern Chicago area . . On April 6, 1959, BG Peter Schmick, Brigade CG, announced the purchase of the land,along with plans for the construction of the [Army] Command Post, 5 radar towers and supporting buildings... The official dedication…was made on October 28, 1960. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622093131/http://www.airfields-freeman.com/IL/Airfields_IL_Chicago_NW.html . June 22, 2011.
  3. McMaster . B. N.. etal . December 1984 . Historical Overview of the Nike Missile System . Environmental Science and Engineering, Inc. . 2011-09-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402132428/http://www5.hanford.gov/pdw/fsd/AR/FSD0001/FSD0037/D199049898/D199049898_19126_147.pdf . 2012-04-02 .
  4. Web site: Arlington Heights Facts at a Glance . chronology. Arlingtoncards.com . 2012-04-02 .
  5. Stimely . Margot . February 1996 . Nike Base . Arlington Heights Historical Society . 2012-04-01.
  6. Web site: 1211 S New Wilke Rd . Google Maps image . 2012-04-01.

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