Nike Air Defense Missile

Nike Missile Locations Maine

State	Site Name	Missile Type	Defense Area	Site Loc	Service Dates	Control site condition/owner	Launch Site condition/owner
ME	L-58	Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U	Loring AFB	Caribou	Sep 1957 - Jun 1966	FDS	FDS
	L-13	Nike 2C, 1B/18H, 30A/10L-U	Loring AFB	Caswell	Sep 1957 - Jun 1966	FDS	FDS
	L-85	Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A	Loring AFB	Conner	Sep 1957 - Jun 1966	FDS	FDS
	L-31	Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A	Loring AFB	Limestone	Sep 1957 - Sep 1958	FDS	FDS

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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