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6.50" x 10.00"
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2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 15.50"
Nike Hercules guided missile Framed Print
by Arnold Hence
$84.00
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Nike Hercules guided missile framed print by Arnold Hence. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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This the Nike Hercules guided missile, my favorite of the systems I worked on in the Army. It was designed to knock out incoming planes during the... more
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This the Nike Hercules guided missile, my favorite of the systems I worked on in the Army. It was designed to knock out incoming planes during the Vietnam era. Rather than actually hitting the planes like the HAWK missile, it struck from above and in front of an airplane and knocked it out of the sky with a high explosive shock wave. It was capable carrying a small nuclear warhead that could knock out a fleet of 100 airplanes. Most major cities in the United States were surrounded by Nike Hercules missile sites to protect them from attacks by the Russians during the 1960s. We were required to launch a missile within 15 minutes after it was identified by Radar. This and the HAWK missile are located in the NASA Marshal Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. It brought back lot of memories when I visited it recently.
About Arnold Hence
Personal background: I was born in Jackson, Michigan and raised in Minneapolis, MN. After attending 11 different schools between kindergarten and the 11th grade I decided to join the U.S. Army where I served for seven years, specializing in radar and computer repair.. I have since earned Masters and Doctoral degrees from Rutgers University, served 36 years in higher education and retired five years ago as Executive Vice President of Forsyth Technical Community College in North Carolina. My wife Anna & I have two children and 5 grandchildren. In addition to photography, I am an ordained minister, part time church musician and enjoy swimming, reading and tinkering with electronic gadgets. Photography background: I have been...
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