AIR PROTECTION FOR SAN FRANCISCO DEFENSEThe barren heights overlooking San Francisco's famed Golden Gate are still dotted with the remains of anti-aircraft gun positions from World War Two.
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HIDDEN FORTS OF WOLF RIDGE
At the Wolf Ridge AA battery, a sliding metal roof camouflaged the concrete well of the direction-finder instrument. Through the pit floor, stairs led below to the crew quarters. |
TARGET---PT BOATS
The Golden Gate defenders deployed many 40mm AA weapons with high firing rates for close-in air defense. Often, these weapons were also sited to fire on speedy surface targets like PT boats. |
ARTILLERY AT THE GOLDEN GATE Find out more about the anti-aircraft defenses. The story of the big guns in wartime San Francisco is recounted in this 170-page, 170-photo soft-cover book which can be ordered directly from the publisher: $12.95 plus $3.00 postage and handling
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