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NEAT NIKE PICTURES

Air Defense Artillery

Improved Nike Hercules HIPAR Radar tower and dome.
The building houses the HIPAR transmitter & receiver equipment
The Missile Tacking Radar (MTR) is on the tower at lower right.
This photo is part of the Integrated Fire Control (IFC), which was
located near Malibu, California.  The site was referred to as LA-78.
Click Here for Col. (Ret) George Evans's photos of LA-78
Click Here to see the other part of the IFC here!!
Photos provided courtesy: C. D. (Charlie) Hancock


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