Nike US 1/67 Hardheim

Hardheim ops site; first usage by US Army 1/67 ADA C-battery (Nike Ajax) 1961-1966;
Nike Ajax http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Nike_ajax_32.jpg

Then reflagged 3/71 ADA C-battery (Nike Hercules) 1966-1977;
Nike Herc http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/MuensterHandorfAirfieldNikeSectionCharlie.jpg
Exclusion area with goose security det. http://www.thumbwave.com/d652ada/graphics/geese1.jpg
In the 1970's the US Nike tac sites closed when Nike system phased out

Converted and reassigned 6/52 ADA D-battery (Hawk) 1978-1990;
Homing All the Way Killer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Hawk_mobile.jpg
Hi-power illuminator radar on stby http://www.thumbwave.com/d652ada/graphics/tacsite1.jpg
Hipir on the move http://www.thumbwave.com/d652ada/graphics/hipowr.jpg

Barracks was at grid 49°37'17"N 9°29'2"E
http://www.thumbwave.com/d652ada/graphics/admin.jpg

All closed 1991 and taken over by Bundeswher.
Somebody told me it is now being used as a refugee camp

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