hi there. i'm aaron.
Hi there. I'm Aaron Sonnenberg. I work at Blip and live in Greenpoint. You can find me on flickr, twitter or e-mail me at: aaron/at/blip/dot/com
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“Preserve Ditch. Stay Off Dunes.”
Ditch Plains Beach, Montauk.
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Blue house by the tracks.
Amagansett, Long Island.
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Ditch Plains, Montauk
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More shots from Camp Hero/ The Montauk Air Force Station.
I’d seen the AN/FPS-35 radar tower from afar on multiple trips up to Montauk, Long Island. However, each time we tried to get closer the camp was closed to the public. this past weekend, we decided to try again. To our surprise, the gates were open and the whole Base/Park/Station was set up for visitors (there were signs explaining each building’s role, etc…). I’d highly recommend that anyone visiting Montauk take a look and explore a bit.
A bit more on Camp Hero from Wikipedia:
“In World War II, with German U-boats threatening the East Coast and Long Island, Montauk was again considered a likely invasion point. The US Army upgraded Fort Hero, and renamed it Camp Hero in 1942…To protect it from enemy bombers and the prying eyes of Nazi spies in fishing boats, the entire base was built to look like a typical New England fishing village. Concrete bunkers had windows painted on them and ornamental roofs with fake dorms. The gymnasium was made to look like a church with a faux steeple.” (more…)
(Source: Flickr / asonnenb)
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Montauk Air Force Station Radar Tower 02
More info here.
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Montauk Air Force Station Radar Tower 01
Camp Hero - Montauk, Long Island.
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“The Montauk Air Force Station was an important link in the Cold War air defenses of the United States. Located at the extreme eastern tip of Long Island, its mission was to guard the New York metropolitan area and the northeastern United States against a surprise air attack by nuclear armed Soviet bombers.
The Air Force established its first radar at Montauk Point during the summer of 1948. The Montauk base was later incorporated into the nation’s first two air defense radar networks known as the “Lashup” and “Permanent” networks. Operation of the base was the responsibility of the Air Force’s 773rd Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron.
Many different types of surveillance and height finder radars were deployed at the base during its years of operation, reflecting the latest developments in radar technology.
One of the Cold War’s largest and most technically advanced surveillance radars, a Sperry built AN/FPS-35, became operational at Montauk during 1960. The “35” was able to detect airborne objects at distances of well over 200 miles. It also incorporated “frequency diversity” features making it resistant to electronic countermeasures.”
(Text by Donald E. Bender)
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