Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Storage Igloo, Off Perimeter Road in Weapons Storage Area, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY
Summary
Significance: Building 3542, along with all the other storage igloos, was constructed in 1956 according to standard Air Force planning criteria. Building 3542 was used to store Strategic Readiness Air Mission missiles in ready-alert condition for FB-11A aircraft, with three such igloos required to house the missile and payload requirements of one wing of the FB-11A aircraft. As such, the Storage Igloo was a vital port of the SAC readiness mission, and was a building type common to Air Force SAC installations.
Survey number: HAER NY-326-AL
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Plattsburgh (N.Y.), 44.69949, -73.45291
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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