There was sand overwash everywhere and it appeared that the missiles and boosters were rammed through the front overhead door. Getting closer just made the bad feeling worse.
Yes, that's the compressor hanging upside down - and that, only because it was secured with chain to the wall!. We struggled to get inside. No small feat since everything had been floated against that end of the building. Inside was even more heartbreaking:
For comparison's sake, here is a before picture:
The sand blaster... gone! We eventually found it about 150 feet away and it was still filled with 100 pounds of blasting media.
After that, NPS decided they didn't want anyone back on the Hook for fear of unexploded ordinance. We were finally able to get back for a day on January 12th. With the generous help of the Fort Hancock Nike Association folks we were able to get the building secured. More on that the next post.
Blazing Skies!!!
The first operational surface to air missile which was operation since 1954 which is capable to attack conventional bomber aircraft. But are these nike ajax are really useful now? are they used at present in the present world of warfare in army? I read about the variations of these Nike Ajax missiles.
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