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St. Louis Defense Area Nike Sites

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Headquarters / Direction Center
- SL-20: Headquarters Unit, Scott AFB
- SL-47DC: Direction Center (Army Air Defense Command Post), Belleville AFS
  - Co-ordinated missile firing from the four batteries.

Photo Galleries
- SL-10 - Marine, IL
  - Gallery 1 IFC, Launch Site (14)
  - Gallery 2 IFC (8)
  - Gallery 3 Launch Site (3)
- SL-40 - Hecker, IL
  - Gallery 1 IFC, Launch Site (91)
  - Gallery 2 IFC, Launch Site (123)
  - Gallery 3 IFC, Launch Site (94)
    - Same HAER photos as Gallery 2, but easier to navigate.
    - Scroll to bottom of page for links to photo galleries.
  - Gallery 4 IFC, Launch Site (6)
- SL-47DC - AADCP (Direction Center), Belleville Air Force Station, IL
  - Gallery 1 Scott Murdock's Mascoutah Reunion Visit (16)
  - Gallery 2 Online Air Defense Radar Museum (21)
    - Select "Radar Sites" from the left menu, then search for "belleville".
- SL-60 - Pacific, MO
  - Gallery 1 IFC, Launch Site (43)
  - Gallery 2 IFC, Launch Site (8)
- SL-90 - Grafton (Pere Marquette State Park), IL
  - Gallery 1 Admin Area, Launch Site, IFC (12) <$
  - Gallery 2 IFC, Launch Site (3)

More Information
- Rings of Supersonic Steel
- ed-thelen.org Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site
- nikemissile.org The Nike Historical Society