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Patrick Air Force Base / Roger McCormick ; foreword by Maj. Gen. Everett H. Thomas, USAF, Ret.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCormick, Roger (Local historian), author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patrick Air Force Base (Fla.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Patrick Air Force Base (Fla.).
- Cocoa Beach (Fla.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Cocoa Beach (Fla.).
- Brevard County (Fla.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Brevard County (Fla.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- The search began in 1946 for a location to conduct long-range missile tests. Cape Canaveral was chosen in part due to a nearby deactivated military base that could support a long-range proving ground for test firing missiles. The base, originally known as Banana River Naval Air Station, was eventually renamed Patrick Air Force Base in honor of a distinguished Army general. Today, Patrick is part of Air Force Space Command, and it is operated by the 45th Space Wing that also oversees launch facilities at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the vision of "World's Premier Gateway to Space."
- Contents:
- Banana River Naval Air Station
- A joint long-range proving ground
- Air operations, aircraft , and winged missiles
- Island hopping and supporting downrange
- Tech lab and rockets on display
- At work and play
- Air Force missles and the modern era.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-5901-X
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