1961 Eglin AFB "PROOF BY TEST" Air Proving Ground Center, BOMARC Launch w INSERT
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 214801541
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- Start : Sun 18 Dec 2022 11:19:32 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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Additional Notes: VF Condition. This cachet cover commemorates the Bomarc Launch at Elgin AFB in 1961. It also comes with a small BOMARC information card inside. The CIM-10 Bomarc, which was introduced in 1955 and retired in 1972, was the only surface-to-air missile (SAM) ever deployed by the United States Air Force. All other U.S. land-based SAMs were and are under the control of the United States Army. The supersonic Bomarc missiles were the first long-range anti-aircraft missiles. Rocket-boosted and then ramjet-powered, they were capable of carrying conventional or nuclear warheads. Their intended role in defense was in an intrusion-prevention perimeter controlled by the SAGE computer air-defense system. Bomarcs sited on the eastern and western coasts of North America theoretically would be launched and would destroy enemy bombers before the bombers could drop their payloads on industrial regions. The Bomarc program involved the deployment of tactical stations armed with Bomarc missiles along the east and west coasts of North America and the central areas of the continent. At the height of the program, there were 14 Bomarc sites in the United States and two in Canada. BOMARC and the SAGE guidance system were phased out in the early 1970s because they seemed to be ineffective and costly. Neither of these systems was ever used in combat, so, while their combat effectiveness remains untested, they are still perceived as having been an important deterrent. In addition to the USAF, the Bomarc was also deployed by Canada after that country had canceled its advanced Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow manned interceptor in 1959.
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Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
Listing ID# | 214801541 |
Start Time | Sun 18 Dec 2022 11:19:32 (EDT) |
Close Time | Run Until Sold |
Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
Item Condition | Used |
Bids | 0 |
Views | 31 |
Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
Quantity | 1 |
Location | United States |
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