Nike Missile Locations Kansas
State | Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Loc | Service Dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
KS | KC-60 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Gardner (2 mi S) | Nov 1959 - Feb 1969 | Gardner Unified School | FDS |
KC-80 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Fort Leavenworth | Nov 1959 - Feb 1969 | DOD, private ownership | Unknown | |
SC-01 | Nike 3AG | Schilling AFB | Bennington (5 mi SSE) | Apr 1960 - Jun 1960 | Site was never operational, Private ownersip, current condition unknown | Site was never operational, Private ownership, current condition unknown | |
SC-50 | Nike | Schilling AFB | Smolan (5 mi SSW) | Apr 1960 - Jun 1960 | Site was never operational, Private ownership, current condition unknown | Site was never operational. Private ownership, current condition unknown |
There are additional locations that cover the Kansas City Area in Missouri.
Nike Missile Type Key
Missile Storage: C=Ajax only, original design B=Ajax or Hercules, some modifications were required for the elevator to handle the Hercules launcher. D= Either, increaed access room in the magazine
Missile Launcher: A=Ajax AA=Double Ajax launchers AG=Above Ground H=Hecrules L=Launcher K=Unoffical designation for Alaskan above ground launchers U=Uniersal launcher UA=1/2 Universal and 1/2 Ajax launchers UU=Double Univeral launchers
Note: Launchers converted to Hercules are given in paraenthesis, e.g. (8L-H)
This data is from the book To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program