I've been to Nebraska many times, but this was my first time driving across the state from Colorado. I used the opportunity of a Thanksgiving family visit to check out a few interesting places. All the places in this report are in Nebraska.
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008
Lincoln AF Missile Site #11 (551-11)
Photo 01
(Distant view from northwest - nearest public road was closed for construction.)
Photo 02
(Distant view from west - nearest public road was closed for construction.)
Lincoln Ammo Storage Annex
Photo 01
(Gate.)
Photo 02
(Distant building from gate.)
Lincoln AFB
Photo 01
(SAC maintenance dock)
Photo 02
(SAC maintenance dock)
Photo 03
(SAC double-cantilever hangar - northern)
Photo 04
(SAC double-cantilever hangar - northern)
Photo 05
(Parachute loft building)
Photo 06
(SAC double-cantilever hangar - southern)
Photo 07
(SAC double-cantilever hangar - southern)
Photo 08
(SAC chapel)
Photo 09
(SAC chapel)
Photo
10
(W.W.II chapel)
Photo
11
(W.W.II chapel)
Offutt AFB (including AF Plant #1 and AAF Modification Center #8) (Active base, no photos. But I did go to the BX!)
I stayed in the Offutt Lodging's O'Malley Inn for three nights.
Friday, 28 Nov 2008
Nike LI-50C
Photo 01
(Radar antenna platform)
Photo 02
(Interconnecting corridor)
Photo 03
(Building)
Photo 04
(General view of site)
Photo 05
(Entrance)
Nike LI-50L
Photo 01
(View from entry gate)
Photo 02
(Sentry house)
Photo 03
(Ready building)
Photo 04
(Inner gate)
Photo 05
(Building)
Lincoln AF Missile Site #7 (551-7)
Photo 01
(Access road)
Photo 02
(Silo area)
Photo 03
(Theodolite mounting post)
Lincoln AF Missile Site #8 (551-8)
Photo 01
(Access gate)
Photo 02
(View of access road from gate)
Lincoln AF Missile Site #9 (551-9)
Photo 01
(Access road)
Photo 02
(Personnel entryway)
Photo 03
(Silo doors)
Photo 04
(Water supply building)
Photo 05
(Another water supply building)
Photo 06
(Silo cap)
Photo 07
(Looking down entry stairs)
Harvard AAFld
Photo 01
(Concrete tower for water tank)
Photo 02
(Hangar)
Photo 03
(Hangar)
Photo 04
(Hangar and Norden bombsight storage structure)
Photo 05
(Norden bombsight storage structure)
Photo 06
(Norden bombsight storage structure)
Photo 07
(Freestanding chimney, and hangar side-wall structure)
Hastings AFS
Photo 01
(Radar towers from the north)
Photo 02
(Entry gate)
Photo 03
(General view from gate)
Photo 04
(General view from the west)
Photo 05
(Another general view from the west)
Blaine Naval Ammunition Depot
Photo 01
(Group of buildings as seen from Hastings AFS)
Photo 02
(Typical building)
Photo 03
(Small storage igloo with blast shield)
Photo 04
(Typical 3-bay igloos)
Photo 05
(Igloos)
Photo 06
(Short igloos with earth cover eroded)
