Thursday, April 15, 2010

"TOP SECRET" DEFENSE IN DALLAS

Do you happen to know about "top secret" aircraft/defense projects at the Dallas Naval Air facilities during WW II and the Cold War-even beyond?
I am interested in the history of this Dallas historical site. Many articles have identified the original mission of NAS/NWIRP as aircraft repair and recruit and pilot training, but declassified documents suggest a much broader mission as time went on and military needs changed.
Several Cliff dwellers my age realize, and were told by their elders, that pressure was intense to develop planes with missiles that exceeded Russian capabilities, and even to design missiles light enough to be transported in aircraft. Then once designed and employed on planes (the Regulus, for example), deadly nuclear missiles were fired from US planes and submarines - according to the history of Vought Aircraft available online.
I am yet unclear on exactly when nuclear missiles were used with Vought planes, but I know the Lance carried nuclear missiles and that pilots were trained at NAS on the most sophisticated planes the US arsenal had to offer.
When we study the sediments now in Mountain Creek Lake and read NRC documents which identify permits for radioactive material, it appears serious research and development of missiles was taking place in Dallas and that, at some point, the mission of the Dallas base/defense plant expanded and became extremely important in US history.

I know this may seem like dirty water under the proverbial bridge now, but if we perform an autopsy on our toxic Oak Cliff/GP lake-Mountain Creek Lake-we may learn a little history in the process, and better understand the environmental problems we can choose to live with or actively address.
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