Important Announcement

We would like to thank our loyal fellow members of the Nike Historical Society for your continued support over the years. We will be closing the Society, including the store, as of March 31, 2024. We have acquired a large repository of Nike technical information. The web site will continue to be available. It has been our pleasure to keep the legacy of the Nike missile's contribution of the successful conclusion to the Cold War.

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LA-88 OAT MOUNTAIN

CHATSWORTH, CA

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR HOWARD RATHBUN WHO SERVED AT LA-88. A VISIT BACK TO THE OLD SITE IN 2006.

THE NIKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY THANKS HOWARD RATHBUN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION AND INVITES ALL NIKE VETERANS TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.

MORE ABOUT LA-88
Chatsworth HS
LA-88 from a presentation by the Chatsworth Historical Society and including information from Greg Brown, who served at LA-88 and now volunteers with the Nike Historical Society and at SF-88.

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