Silver Creek Communications Annex
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| Silver Creek Communications Annex | |
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 Interactive map of the Silver Creek Communications Annex area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Mast radiator insulated against ground |
| Location | Silver Creek, Nebraska, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°20′46″N 97°43′16″W / 41.34611°N 97.72111°W |
| Destroyed | 1995 |
| Height | |
| Height | 373.7 m (1,226.05 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | US Air Force |
Silver Creek Communications Annex was a 373.7 meters (1226 ft) tall guyed mast used by the USAF Survivable Low Frequency Communications System Site, which was built near Silver Creek, Nebraska at 41°20′46″N 97°43′18″W / 41.34611°N 97.72167°W . Detachment 1, 33d Communications Squadron, 1st Aerospace Communications Group (later 55th Communications Group) out of Offutt AFB, ran the site until its inactivation.
The SAC SLFCS site at Silver Creek was built as a project assigned to the 32d Communications Squadron. The site was accepted by Headquarters USAF on 29 July 1968, and was activated for continuous operations on 19 August 1968. on 5 September 1968, operational testing began at Silver Creek. [1]
