Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site
| Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site | |
|---|---|
| Part of Boston Air Defense Sector | |
| Otis Air Force Base, Sandwich, Massachusetts | |
 BOMARC-B missile in the launch ready position at Otis | |
| Coordinates | 41°40′54.65″N 70°32′15.87″W / 41.6818472°N 70.5377417°W |
| Type | surface-to-air missile base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | 1959–1968:  Air Defense Command1968–1972:  Aerospace Defense Command |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |  26th Air Defense Missile Squadron |
The Otis Air Force Base BOMARC site was a Cold War USAF launch complex for Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missiles.[1] Equipped with IM-99Bs (56 missiles: 28 solid-state, 28 liquid-state), the site had 28 Model IV "coffin" shelters, on 60 acres (24 ha).[2]
The site was run by the 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron, initially part of the Boston Air Defense Sector, 26th Air Division.
References
[edit]- ^ Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases (PDF) (Report). Vol. I: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Office of Air Force History. p. 600. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ McMullen, R. F. (15 February 1980). History of Air Defense Weapons 1946–1962 (Report). Vol. ADC Historical Study No. 14. Historical Division, Office of information, HQ Air Defense Command. p. 189.