Nike-Ajax missile at Cortesi Veteran's Memorial Park - Villa Park, IL
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adgorn
N 41° 53.213 W 087° 58.224
16T E 419491 N 4637671
Located in Cortesi Veteran's Memorial Park, between the junction of the Great Western and Illinois Prairie Paths.
Waymark Code: WM75K9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
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The Nike Ajax was the world's first operational surface-to-air guided missile system. Its origins lay in the immediate post-war time, when the U.S. Army realized that guided missiles were the only way to provide air-defense against future fast high-flying bombers.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Nike Ajax missle
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Cortesi Veteran's Memorial Park
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
Access restrictions:
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.